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Panam Dam

Coordinates: 23°03′14.0″N 73°43′01.7″E / 23.053889°N 73.717139°E / 23.053889; 73.717139
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Panam Dam
Panam Dam is located in Gujarat
Panam Dam
location in Gujarat
CountryIndia
LocationMahisagar district
Coordinates23°03′14.0″N 73°43′01.7″E / 23.053889°N 73.717139°E / 23.053889; 73.717139
StatusOperational
Construction began1971[1]
Opening date1999
Construction costRs.128.57 Crore.
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsPanam river
Height (foundation)56.36 metres (180 ft)
Length269.45 metres (880 ft)
Spillways10 (total spillway length=182m)
Spillway typeradial gates
Spillway capacity10,075 m3/s
Reservoir
CreatesPanam Reservoir
Total capacity737.987 MCM
Active capacity689.567 MCM
Catchment area2,312 square kilometres (2.5×1010 sq ft)
Surface area89.80 square kilometres (970,000,000 sq ft)
Power Station
TypeConventional
Turbines2 units of 1 Megawatt (MW)
Installed capacity2 MW

The Panam Dam is constructed over the Panam River in India. It is located at Santrampur Taluka of Mahisagar district in Gujarat state.[2] Panam is a tributary of the Mahi River, it originates from Devgadh Baria Taluka of Dahod district. The Panam river merges with the Mahi river 25 kilometres (16 mi) downstream of the Panam Dam.[3]

A mini hydro power plant of 2 Megawatts capacity was constructed over the Panam canal in 1994.[4] Panam canal is a 99.73 kilometres (61.97 mi) long canal having a capacity of 21 cubic metres (740 cu ft). The construction of the canal was completed in 1999.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Panam Water Resources Project". Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  2. ^ "Major Water Resources Development Projects in Mahi Basin". 2012-02-11. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  3. ^ Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (2007-05-16). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 593. ISBN 978-1-4020-5180-7.
  4. ^ "GSECL". www.gsecl.in. Archived from the original on 2019-12-31. Retrieved 2020-07-07.