| Durgapur Barrage | |
|---|---|
 Downstream view  | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Burdwan district, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 23°28′31″N 87°18′08″E / 23.4754°N 87.3023°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Construction began | 1953 |
| Opening date | 1955 |
| Operator(s) | Government of West Bengal |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage |
| Impounds | Damodar River |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Length | 692.2 metres (2,271 ft) |
| Spillways | 34 |
| Spillway type | Vertical lift gate |
| Reservoir | |
| Maximum water depth | 64.48 m (211.5 ft) |
Durgapur Barrage is built across the Damodar River at outskirt of bankura district border in Bankura district and partly in Paschim Bardhaman district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was constructed by Damodar Valley Corporation mainly for the purpose of irrigation and also to supply water to Industrial township of Durgapur. The irrigation and canal system was transferred to the Government of West Bengal in 1964.[1][2]
- ^ "Barrage and Irrigation System of DVC – Durgapur Barrage". Irrigation & Waterways Department, West Bengal. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Durgapur barrage runs dry after lock gate breaks, township faces water scarcity". The Hindustan Times. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.