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Name

:

Barabhum Irrigation Scheme

Purpose (Irrigation or Multipurpose)

:

Irrigation

Type (Major / Medium / Minor)

:

Medium

Basin

:

Ganga

Sub-basin

:

Kangsabati

River

:

Kerro

Year of approval (By State Govt.)

:

1976

Year of commencement

:

1975-76

Year of completion

:

1978

Approved cost

:

343 Lakh

Actual cost

:

343 Lakh

Districts benefited

:

Purulia

Cultivable command area

:

2.024 Th Ha

Ultimate Irrigation potential

:

2.728 Th Ha

Irrigation potential created

:

2.728 Th Ha

Max. Irrigation potential utilized

:

2.583 Th Ha

Name of dam

:

Barabhum Dam

Location of dam

:

23° 1'51.78"N, 86°18'22.31"E, Barabazar, Purulia

Type of dam

:

Earthen Dam with Spillway

Length of dam

:

856.09 m.

Nos. of spillway gates

:

4 (R )

Catchment area (upto Dam)

:

102.81 Sq Km

Submergence area of reservoir

:

2.53 Sq Km

Design discharge of Spillway

:

544.40 Cumec

Max. flood level

:

 

Full reservoir level

:

225.00 m

Gross storage capacity

:

8.385 MCM

Live storage capacity

:

6.045 MCM

Nos. of head regulators

:

2 Nos.

Canal discharge

:

LBMC : 3.073 Cumec , RBMC : 0.505 Cumec

Length of main canals

:

LBMC : 12.344 Km , RBMC : 5.334 Km

Length of distribution system

:

LBMC : 7.0409 Km.

Total no. of structures
In main canal and distribution system Except head regulator of main canal

:

72 Nos.