Mansi Wakal Dam

Mansi Wakal Dam
Mansi Wakal Dam is located in Rajasthan
Mansi Wakal Dam
Location of Mansi Wakal Dam in Rajasthan
Mansi Wakal Dam is located in India
Mansi Wakal Dam
Mansi Wakal Dam (India)
CountryIndia
LocationJhadol tehsil, Rajasthan
Coordinates24°28′35″N 73°29′17″E / 24.476518°N 73.487928°E / 24.476518; 73.487928
Construction began2000[1]
Opening date2005[2]
Construction cost₹60 crore (US$7.0 million)[3]
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMansi River
Reservoir
Active capacity24,400,000 m3 (19,781 acre⋅ft)[4]

Mansi Wakal is a dam on the Mansi River in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India.

Located approximately 7 kilometres north of the village of Jhadol,[5] the dam forms a reservoir which can hold about 24.4 million cubic metres of water.[4] The reservoir primarily provides drinking water to the city of Udaipur,[6] accounting for 23% of the city's drinking water supply.[7] Additionally, the reservoir supplies drinking water to rural areas of Udaipur district[3] and water for industrial uses to Hindustan Zinc.[8]

Mansi Wakal dam is part of an inter-basin transfer scheme called 'Mansi Wakal I' under which water is transferred from the Sabarmati basin to the Bherach basin.[2] The dam was constructed between 2000[1]-2005[2] by the Government of Rajasthan at a cost of ₹60 crore (US$7.0 million)[3] with monetary contributions from Hindustan Zinc in the ratio of 70:30.[8] Some local groups opposed the construction of the dam.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b Project Information Memorandum (PDF). Udaipur Smart City Limited. 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Mehta, Anil (2009). Ecotechnological Management and Operation of Selected Surface Reservoirs of Upper Berach Basin, Udaipur. Udaipur: Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Rao, Surendra Singh (16 December 2018). "60 crore ki laagat se 2006 mein Rajasthan mein bana yeh bandh charcha mein kyon hai". Patrika. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b Monsoon 2014. Jaipur: Government of Rajasthan. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Bhuvan-2D". Bhuvan Indian Geoplatform of ISRO. National Remote Sensing Centre. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. ^ Rajasthan Development Report. Planning Commission of India. 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. ^ Understanding water flows in Udaipur. Heinrich Böll Foundation-India & Development Alternatives. 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b Vedanta Resources PLC Annual Report 2006 (PDF). Vedanta. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. ^ Kumar, Shailendra (4 July 2015). "Tribals demand scrapping of proposed dam". Down to Earth. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. ^ Sahoo, Sarbeswar (2013). Civil society and democratization in India. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 9781135905644. Retrieved 4 May 2019.


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