Banksal Dam Reservoir

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Bakshal Dam,Sud Balanda, Bhojpur.
A small irigation purpose dam and reservoir near Bhojpur,At:Sudbalanda. p.s. Jamankira, Dist. Sambalpur. Also know as Bankshal Dam.
Banksal dam is located at Latitude 21o38’ 0”N and Longitude 84o22’0”E constructed across Bankasal nalla of Bheden sub basin of Mahanadi basin near village Sudbalanda in Jamankira Block ,Kuchinda Tahasil of Sambalpur District. It. The dam was completed in the year 1981 The Project consists of 609m long homogeneous earth fill dam and a ogee spillway of 107.6 m length in the left flank. There is one Head Regulators in the right side at RD 578.2 m having discharge capacity of 2.97 m3/sec to irrigate 1571.18 ha in Kharif and 149.6 ha in Rabi. The Catchment area intercepted at dam site is 60.22 km2. The spillway design flood has been computed to be 420.22 m3/sec, Maximum height of dam from deepest foundation level is 14.32 m and gross storage capacity is 4.97 Mm3
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Coordinates:   21°37'51"N   84°22'13"E

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  • This is my small & beautiful native village - Sud Balanda, Basudev Behera S/O Nandalal Behera.
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