Durgapur Barrage
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For disambiguation, see Durgapur.
Durgapur Barrage is built across the Damodar River at Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district and partly in Paschim Bardhaman district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was constructed by Damodar Valley Corporation mainly for the purpose of irrigation and also to supply water to Industrial township of Durgapur. The irrigation and canal system was transferred to the Government of West Bengal in 1964.[1][2]
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Durgapur Barrage | |
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Country | India |
Location | Burdwan district, West Bengal |
Coordinates | 23.4754°N 87.3023°E / 23.4754; 87.3023 |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Construction began | 1953 |
Opening date | 1955 |
Operator(s) | Government of West Bengal |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Barrage |
Impounds | Damodar River |
Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
Length | 692.2 metres (2,271 ft) |
Spillways | 34 |
Spillway type | Vertical lift gate |
Reservoir | |
Maximum water depth | 64.48 m (211.5 ft) |
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