The Dakpathar Barrage is a concrete barrage across the

Yamuna River The Yamuna (Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of Ba ...

adjacent to Dakpathar in

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. In a

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scheme, the barrage serves to divert water into the East Yamuna Canal for hydroelectric power production at the Dhakrani and Dhalipur Power Plants. The foundation stone for the dam was laid on 23 May 1949 by India's Prime Minister

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. The barrage is controlled by 25 floodgates and has a length of . The entrance to the canal is directly behind the dam on its left bank. After traveling , water reaches the Dhakrani Power Plant at and is utilized for power production. The 33.75 MW power plant contains three 11.25 MW

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-generators and has a design

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of . About after Dhakrani the canal reaches the 51 MW Dhalipur Power Plant at . This power plant contains three 17 MW Francis turbine-generators and has a design head of . Both power plants were commissioned in 1965 and have a design discharge of . Water discharged from the Dhalipur Power Plant continues along the canal until it reaches the reservoir of the Asan Barrage.

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{{Power Stations of Uttarakhand Dams in Uttarakhand Barrages in India Dams on the Yamuna River Dehradun district Dams completed in 1965 Energy infrastructure completed in 1965 1965 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Run-of-the-river power stations

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