Sei Dam (also known as the Sei Diversion Dam[3]) is an earthen gravity dam on the Sei River, a tributary of Sabarmati River, in Kotra tehsil in Udaipur district of Rajasthan, India. The primary purpose of the dam is to store water to be diverted to the Jawai Dam on the Jawai River in Pali district.[4]
| Sei Dam | |
|---|---|
 View of reservoir of Sei Dam | |
| Location | Kotra tehsil, Udaipur district, Rajasthan |
| Coordinates | 24°43′09″N 73°11′53″E / 24.719217°N 73.198075°E |
| Construction began | 1968-69[1] |
| Operator(s) | Government of Rajasthan[2] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Sei River |
| Height | 28 m[2] |
| Length | 1453 m[2] |
| Spillway capacity | 1756 cubic metres per second[2] |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 31.33 million cubic metres[3] |
The catchment area of the Sei River at the dam site is 320 square kilometres.[5] Construction of the Sei Dam was started in 1977 and completed in 1978[5][3] at the cost of Rs. 4.07 crores.[6]
References edit
- ^ Sehgal, K.K. (21 December 1960). Gazetteer of India Rajasthan Pali. Jaipur: Directorate of District Gazetteers. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sei Diversion Dam D00864". Water Resources Information System of India. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Sabarmati Basin. Government of India Ministry of Water Resources. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ Jain, Sharad K; Agarwal, Pushpendra K; Singh, Vijay P (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer. ISBN 9781402051807.
- ^ a b Application Of GIUH And GIS Based Approach For Design Flood Estimation. National Institute of Hydrology. 1998.
- ^ Major and Medium Irrigation Projects in India - Completed Projects Compiled Upto End of Ninth Plan Including Ongoing and New Projects of Tenth Plan. Central Water Commission. 2008.
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