The Konar River is a tributary of
Damodar River
Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow o ...
in
Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarters of Hazaribagh district and divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is known ...
and
Bokaro districts of the
India
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state
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of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...
.
Course
The Konar originates near Sultana village on the Hazaribagh-Chatra Road. Thereafter, the Konar with its tributary the Siwani drains a greater portion of the
Hazaribagh plateau, and then descending through the barren wastes of scrub and jungle passes
Gomia to receive the waters of the
Bokaro River, shortly before it joins the
Damodar River
Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow o ...
near
Jaridih Bazar
Jaridih Bazar is a census town in the Bermo CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Jharkhand state, India.
Geography
Location
Jaridih Bazar is located at .
It is on the banks of Damodar River, a little above its ...
in Bokaro district.
Konar Dam
Konar Dam
Konar Dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Konar River, a tributary of the Damodar River in Hazaribagh district in the Indian States and terri ...
is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the
Damodar Valley Corporation
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a statutory corporation which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India to handle the Damodar Valley Project, the first multipurpose river valley project of independent ...
. It was constructed across the Konar River and inaugurated in 1955.
Konar Dam is long and high. The reservoir covers an area of . The Konar earth and concrete dam has a catchment area of .
Bokaro barrage
There is a barrage across the Konar River at the point of its confluence with the Bokaro River to serve
Bokaro Thermal Power Station B.
References
Rivers of Jharkhand
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