Kota Barrage
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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 Dam
s, 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 was completed in 1960.
The total catchment area of Kota Barrage is 27,332 km², of which the free catchment area below Jawahar Sagar Dam
is just 137 km². The live storage is 99 Mm³. It is an earthfill dam with a concrete spillway. The right and left main canals have a headworks discharge capacity of 188 and 42 m³/sec, respectively. The total length of the main canals, branches and distribution system is about 2,342 km, serving an area of 2,290 km² of CCA. 50% of the water intercepted at Kota Barrage has been agreed to be diverted to Madhya Pradesh
for irrigation. The Barrage operates 18 gates to control flow of flood and canal water downstream, and serves as bridge between parts of Kota
on both side of the river.
This beautiful setting is ideal for outings and evening strolls. Massive flow/froth of water during opening of gates in monsoon
season — and accompanying vibration of bridge — are particular attraction among locals. Though in past, mis- or non-communication about the discharge of water to residents near river bank has resulted in lost of lives of persons engaged in swimming or washing activities downstream.
Other Places worth visiting nearby include Kansua temple with a four faced Shiva Lingam
, Bhitria Kund, Adhar Shila, Budh Singh Bafna Haveli and Yatayat Park.
Chambal River
The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning...
Valley Projects, located about 0.8 km upstream of Kota
Kota, Rajasthan
Kota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...
City in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
. Water released after power generation at Gandhi Sagar dam
Gandhi Sagar dam
The Gandhi Sagar Dam is one of the four dams built on India's Chambal River. The dam is located in the Mandsaur district of the state of Madhya Pradesh. It is a masonry gravity dam, standing high, with a gross storage capacity of 7.322 billion cubic metres from a catchment area of...
, Rana Pratap Sagar dam
Rana Pratap Sagar dam
The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 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 in Madhya Pradesh and...
and Jawahar Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam is a dam across the Chambal River. It is situated 24 kilometres south-west of Kota, Rajasthan, India.-References:*...
s, is diverted by Kota Barrage for irrigation in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
and in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
through canals on the left and the right sides of the river. The work on this dam was completed in 1960.
The total catchment area of Kota Barrage is 27,332 km², of which the free catchment area below Jawahar Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam is a dam across the Chambal River. It is situated 24 kilometres south-west of Kota, Rajasthan, India.-References:*...
is just 137 km². The live storage is 99 Mm³. It is an earthfill dam with a concrete spillway. The right and left main canals have a headworks discharge capacity of 188 and 42 m³/sec, respectively. The total length of the main canals, branches and distribution system is about 2,342 km, serving an area of 2,290 km² of CCA. 50% of the water intercepted at Kota Barrage has been agreed to be diverted to Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
for irrigation. The Barrage operates 18 gates to control flow of flood and canal water downstream, and serves as bridge between parts of Kota
Kota, Rajasthan
Kota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...
on both side of the river.
This beautiful setting is ideal for outings and evening strolls. Massive flow/froth of water during opening of gates in monsoon
Monsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
season — and accompanying vibration of bridge — are particular attraction among locals. Though in past, mis- or non-communication about the discharge of water to residents near river bank has resulted in lost of lives of persons engaged in swimming or washing activities downstream.
Other Places worth visiting nearby include Kansua temple with a four faced Shiva Lingam
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
, Bhitria Kund, Adhar Shila, Budh Singh Bafna Haveli and Yatayat Park.