Bansagar or Ban Sagar Dam is a multipurpose river Valley Project on

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situated in the Ganges Basin in

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with both

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and ''435 MW'' of

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power generation.Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh: Major Projects, Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, January 2006 The Bansagar Dam across the Sone River was constructed near the

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. It is surrounded by Satna, Katni, and Rewa districts. The project was called "Bansagar" after Bana Bhatt, the renowned

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scholar of the 7th century, who is believed to have hailed from this region in India. Bansagar Dam is located at

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24-11-30 N and

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81-17-15 E. The project was initially called the "Dimba Project" in 1956 by the Central Water Commission, New Delhi to be constructed on the

at the confluence of the Sone and

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s near Shikarganj town 30 km down river from the present site. Later it was shifted to the present site at

Deolond Deolond is a village in the Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh in India, situated at a distance of from Rewa. It is also the site of construction of the high Bansagar Dam on the Son River.Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the second ...

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and

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for the construction of the dam, in which the states shared the expenditure in the ratio of 2:1:1. The 4 million-acre-feet of water is also shared by the states in the same ratio. The construction work was started in 1978 at original approved cost of Rs. 91.31 crores. The final estimated cost in 1998 was Rs. 1054.96 crores.

Dedicated to nation

The foundation stone of the Bansagar project was laid by the late Prime Minister

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on 14 May 1978.Hindustan Times, New Delhi: 26 September 2006 The project was inspected and allocated sufficient funds in every five-year plan by the endless attempts of Pandit Ram Kishore Shukla former finance minister of Madhya Pradesh. The Bansagar Dam was dedicated to the nation on 25 September 2006 by

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, former

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Footnotes

References

*Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh: Major Projects, Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, January 2006 *Hindustan Times, New Delhi: 26 September 2006

External links

Google Map of Ban sagar Dam

Website of Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh
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