| Rana Pratap Sagar Dam | |
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 Upstream view of Rana Pratap Sagar Dam | |
  Location of Rana Pratap Sagar Dam in Rajasthan  Rana Pratap Sagar Dam (India) | |
| Official name | Rana Pratap Sagar DamDam Type –Gravity with ogee shaped spill way having 50' x 44' x 11 Nos. crest gates. |
| Location | Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan |
| Coordinates | 24°55′04″N 75°34′53″E / 24.91778°N 75.58139°E |
| Construction began | 1953 |
| Opening date | 1970 |
| Construction cost | Rs. 4065 million |
| Operator(s) | Water Resources Department, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RVUNL) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Chambal River, a tributary of Yamuna River |
| Height | 53.8 metres (177 ft) |
| Length | 1,143 metres (3,750 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Multipurpose |
| Total capacity | 2,898,000,000 cubic metres (102.36 tmc ft) |
| Active capacity | 1,566,520,000 cubic metres |
| Catchment area | 956 km2 (369 sq mi) (intercepted) |
| Surface area | 198.29 km2 (76.56 sq mi) |
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The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres (177 ft) height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India. It is part of integrated scheme of a cascade development of the river involving four projects starting with the Gandhi Sagar Dam in the upstream reach (48 kilometres (30 mi) upstream) in Madhya Pradesh and the Jawahar Sagar Dam on the downstream (28 kilometres (17 mi) downstream) with a terminal structure of the Kota Barrage (28 kilometres (17 mi) further downstream) in Rajasthan for irrigation.[1][2]
The direct benefit from the dam is hydropower generation of 172 MW (with four units of 43 MW capacity each) at the dam toe powerhouse adjoining the spillway, with releases received from the Gandhi Sagar Dam and the additional storage created at the dam by the intercepted catchment area. The estimated generation potential of 473.0 GWh of generation has been exceeded in most years since its commissioning. The power station was officially declared open on 9 February 1970 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. The dam and power plant are named after the warrior Maharaja Rana Pratap of Rajasthan.[2][3]
- ^ a b "National Register of Large Dams" (PDF). Rajasthan Sr No.76. Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Chambal River Valley Development Project". Chambal River Valley Development Project:Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
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