Gangrel Dam officially the Pandit Ravishankar Sagar is located in
Chhattisgarh,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is built across the
Mahanadi River
The Mahanadi is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and finally merged with Bay ...
. It is located in
Dhamtari district
Dhamtari is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. This district is situated at 20°42' N latitude and 81°33' E longitude. Dhamtari district was officially formed on 6 July 1998 by trifurcating Raipur district into Raipur, Dhamtari and ...
, about 17 km from Dhamtari and about 90 km from
Raipur
Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raipur is also the administrative headquarters of Raipur district and Raipur division, and the largest city of the state. It was a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Ch ...
. It is the longest & largest dam in Chhattisgarh. This dam supplies year round irrigation, allowing farmers to harvest two crops per year and key water supplier of
Bhilai Steel Plant
The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, is India's first and main producer of steel rails, as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products. The plant also produces steel and ...
. The dam also supplies 10 MW of hydro-electric power capacity.
The chief Engineer of this project was Devraj.
Onakona is a popular tourist spot located on the banks of the reservoir.
References
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{{Hydrography of Chhattisgarh
Dams in Chhattisgarh
Dams on the Mahanadi River
Dhamtari district
Dams completed in 1979
1979 establishments in Madhya Pradesh