Kherkatta Dam
Kherkatta Dam is built on river Kotri and Matoli stream. After the construction of dam it could support the storage of water creating a reservoir.[1] It is a medium irrigation project located in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh state in India. It is built across the Kotri River near the village of Kherkatta, about 110 km (68 mi) west of Kanker, 20 km (12 mi) north of Pakhanjore and 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of Kapsi.[2][3]
| Kherkatta Dam | |
|---|---|
 Floodgates of Kherkatta Dam | |
  Location of Kherkatta Dam in Chhattisgarh  Kherkatta Dam (India) | |
| Official name | Kherkatta Dam |
| Coordinates | 20°9′17.25″N 80°38′32.21″E |
| Construction began | 1966 |
| Opening date | 1981 |
| Construction cost | ₹5.46 crore (US$680,000) in 1964 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Impounds | Kotri River |
| Height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Length | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kherkatta Dam |
| Total capacity | 6,550,000 m3 (5,310 acre⋅ft) |
The construction of the dam began in 1966 and was completed in 1981, over a period of 15 years by the Dandakaranya Development Authority under the auspices of the Dandakaranya Project. The total cost of construction was estimated at ₹5.46 crore (US$680,000).[4] [5]It was handed over to the state government in the year 1986 and the Kapsi Water Resource Subdivision entrusted with its upkeep and maintenance.[6]
Construction details
The length of the dam is 610 m (2,001 ft), the height above the lowest foundation is 20 m (66 ft) and the highest flood level is 291.23 m (955 ft). Spread over an area of 1,300 acres (530 ha), its gross storage volume is 6,550,000 m3 (5,310 acre⋅ft) and designed max. irrigation area is 24,011.23 acres (9,717.00 ha).[7]
Details of Kherkatta dam
When the dam was completed on 1964. The authority members wanted a water storage to overcome the problem of water shortage. Building a dam on any stream or river could solve this problem. Therefore, they came with an idea to use the stream Matoli of river Kotri. [8] An easy distinction to remember is that a dam is a physical structure that retains water and a reservoir is the water body that is created by a dam. [9]
Report of completion of project
According to the report submitted on YOJANA July 18, 1965, Page 16, Irrigation canals are being built in the command area of Umerkote Dam and Pakhanjore Dam. One hundred families have been settled around the Pakhanjore Dam, and they will rear ducks and fish and also vegetables. A scheme has been drawn up for a dairy and poultry centre on the banks of the Kotri River in Paralkot zone (Paralkote was later merged in Kanker district).[10]
Benefits
The Kherkatta dam [11] was built in hopes of benefiting the locals with better irrigation and cultivation systems.[12] The reservoir consists of two major gates which release water every couple of years through its canals. The artificial lake is used to store water.[13]
Ichthyofaunal diversity
The survey for Ichthyofaunal diversity study in the Paralkot Reservoir of Kanker District was mainly focused on Ichthyofaunal diversity. 25 Species of fishes belonging to 5 orders 11 family and 20 genera was recorded during the study. Cyprinidae were most dominant group represent by 12 species, Siluridae with 2 species, Ophiocephalidae with 2 species, Bagridae 1 species, Mestacemballidae with 2 species, Saccobranchidae 1 species, Claridae 1 species, Centropomidae 1 species, Notopteridae 1 species, Gobiidae 1 species and Cichlidae 1 species. This was the first ever study on the fish diversity of reservoir and would help in explore the fish fauna of Kherkatta dam.[14]
Low utilization of developed water resources
The actual utilization as compared with the designed potential is very poor, about 69%. The reason could be the low rainfall or the low maintenance of the canal system.[15]
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