Kota Barrage is the fourth in the series of Chambal Valley Projects, located about 0.8 km upstream of Kota City in

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. Water released after power generation at Gandhi Sagar dam, Rana Pratap Sagar dam and

Jawahar Sagar Dam The Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley Projects on the Chambal River, located 29 km upstream of Kota city and 26 km downstream of Rana Pratap Sagar dam. It is a concrete gravity dam, 45 meters high and ...

s, is diverted by Kota Barrage for irrigation in

and in

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through canals on the left and the right sides of the river. The work on this dam started in 1954 and was completed in 1960.

Structure

The total catchment area of Kota Barrage is 27,332 km², of which the free catchment area below

is just 137 km². The live storage is 99,000,000;

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s. It is an earthfill dam with a concrete spillway. The right and left main canals have a headworks discharge capacity of 188 and 42 m³/s, respectively. The total length of the main canals, branches and distribution system is about 2,342 km, serving an area of 2,290 km² of CCA.Chambal Valley Project
50% of the water intercepted at Kota Barrage has been agreed to be diverted to

for irrigation. The barrage operates 19 gates to control flow of flood and canal water downstream, and serves as bridge between parts of Kota on both side of the river.

Tourism

The massive flow/froth of water during opening of gates in

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season — and accompanying vibration of bridge — are particular attraction among locals. Though in past, mis- or non-communication about the discharge of water to residents near river bank has resulted in the loss of lives of people engaged in swimming or washing activities downstream. Other places worth visiting nearby include Kansua temple with a four faced

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, Bhitria Kund, Adhar Shila, Budh Singh Bafna Haveli and Yatayat Park.

References

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