Dhanei Dam | Dams in Odisha

About Dhanei Dam:

Dhanei Irrigation Project was taken up for construction during the 2nd plan Period. The dam is a zoned fill dam with a horizontal filter & Rock toe constructed across river Dhanei which is a tributary of river Rusikulya. There is a small ungated spillway located to the right of the deep channel and the spillway is located on rock foundation. The dam is located at Latitude 210 -47’-30”N and Longitude 840 -53’-30”E. The dam provides Kharif Irrigation to an ayacut of 3820 ha & Rabi Irrigation of 1420 ha. Subsequently, there has been some extension of the ayacut. The maximum height of Dam is 20.57m. The total length is 1341 m including spillway length of 33.5 m. There is a single head regulator located at right flank to release water for Irrigation. The catchment area is 106 km2 .The spillway capacity is 355 m3 /sec for a design flood of 733 m3 /sec . The revised inflow design flood is 1379 m3 /sec. the gross storage capacity of the reservoir is 15.32 M m3 . The dam has been completed in 1965. The major dam safety problems are : Erosion in the d/s slope . u/s parapet has been damaged completely. The toe drain is filled with mock.

Official name – Dhanei Dam
Impounds – Dhanei River
Locale - Polasara
Maintained & Operated by - WRD, Govt.of Odisha
Length – 1341
Height – 20.57m
Opening date – 1965
Construction Cost -
Capacity – 355 m3 /sec
Catchment area -
Surface area –

Location information Dhanei Dam:

Chirikipada Sasan Village, Ganjam District, 761105 Odisha.

Climate/Weather in Dhanei Dam:

Best time to visit this place is Winter; October to March.

History of Dhanei Dam:

Languages in Dhanei Dam:

• Odia
• Hindi
• English
• Bengali

Interesting things to do Dhanei Dam:

• There are a number of exciting things to do in Polasara. From historical sites to cultural attractions, explore the exhaustive list of all other local attractions in Polasara.
  
• Polasara and nearby areas is top attractions to visit such as historical monuments, natural attractions, adventurous and entertainment activities to do, places to eat and drink.

Interesting things to Visit near by Dhanei Dam:

1. Gandola
2. Ganjam
3. Golia, Ganjam
4. Randha
5. Polasara
6. Makundapur
7. Kodala
8. Ballipadar

Mobile range info:

How to reach Dhanei Dam?

Rail - You will get trains to Khallikot Railway Station which is 35kms from Polasara.

Road - You will get bus to Nayagarh. Instead of Nayagarh you can a get a bus to Barbil on regular basis. And from here you will get local transport bus, cars available to take you to the dam.

Air - Nearest airport is Ranchi Airport.

Nearest Visiting places from Dhanei Dam:

• Dhanei Dam Reservoir  1.7 km
• Hanasarali,malatentulia polasara, ganjam, orissa 5 km
• GIRIPUJA PAHAD, NIMINA  5.2 km
• CHIRIKIPADA SASAN  5.4 km
• (MALA TENTULIA ) I LOVE MY VILLAGE( Er. Feroz)  5.6 km
• BHABARADA MARKED BY LATE BHAGABANA JENA (RETD.S.I. OF POLICE)  6.9 km
• NIMINA  6.9 km
• Nelia Bandha  7.7 km
• sunari buguda harda  8.8 km
• Lake  11 km

Nearest Petrol Pump near by Dhanei Dam:

• Petrol Pump
  Alternative Fuel Station
  Polasara, Odisha
• Indian oil petrol pump
  Petrol Pump
  Ganjam, Odisha
  Open until 8:44 PM
• OMM KISSAN FILLING STATION
  Petrol Pump
  Adipur, Odisha · 073812 65968

Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation near by Dhanei Dam:

• Hotels and lodges are available for all range in this area.

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Help Line/Phone Number in Dhanei Dam:

• Sri Bhabani Sankar Acharya,
  Sri Padmanava Acharya,
  At-Muktamaladeipur, P.O. Banthapalli,
  P.S.- Polasara, Dist-Ganjam (Orissa),
  Tel-94372-58941

  Email: wrsec.od@nic.in
  Phone: +91 (674) 253 6764 (Bhubaneswar Head Office)
  Web: http://www.dowrorissa.gov.in