Kota Barrage | |
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Location | Chambal River, Rajasthan, India |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1954 |
Opening date | 1960 |
Owner(s) | Government of India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill dam with concrete spillway |
Spillway type | Concrete spillway |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 99,000,000 m3 (3.5×109 cu ft) |
Kota Barrage is the fourth in the series of Chambal Valley Projects, located about 0.8 km upstream of Kota City in Rajasthan. Water released after power generation at Gandhi Sagar dam, Rana Pratap Sagar dam and Jawahar Sagar Dams, is diverted by Kota Barrage for irrigation in Rajasthan and in Madhya Pradesh 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.