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About Indravati Dam :

Indravati Dam is a gravity dam on the Indravati River, about 90 km from Bhawanipatna in the state of Odisha in India. It is connected to the main Indravati reservoir via 4.32 km long and 7 m dia head race tunnel designed for a discharge capacity of 210 cumecs and terminating in a surge shaft. Currently it is the largest power producing dam in eastern India with a capacity of 600 MW.
The Upper Indravati Project envisages diversion of water of the Indravati river in its upper reaches into the Mahanadi river basin for power generation and irrigation. In addition to the power house, the project involved construction of 4 dams across the Indravati and its tributaries, 8 dykes and two inter-linking channels to form a single reservoir with a live capacity of 1,435.5 Million m3 and a barrage across Hati river in Mahanadi river basin.

Official name – Indravati Dam
Impounds - Indravati River
Locale - Nabarangpur
Maintained & Operated by - Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Ltd.
Length – 539 m
Height - 45 m
Opening date – 1999
Construction Cost –
Capacity – 2,300,000,000 m3
Catchment area - 2,630 km2
Surface area – 110 km2

Geographical Data (Location of map) - 19°16′34.8″N082°49′42.4″E

Location information Indravati Dam :

Indravati Dam is a gravity dam on the Indravati River, about 30km from Nabarangpur, Odisha
Address:- Indravati Dam, Nagi, Odisha 766026.

Climate/Weather in Indravati Dam :

This area (like neighbouring Koraput) experiences the first arrival of monsoon about ten days before the rest of Odisha. Unlike the rest of the state, where the monsoon arrives from the Bay of Bengal, Nabarangpur district receives the monsoon from the southwest, off the Arabian Sea. Nabarangpur District enjoys generous rainfall and droughts are extremely rare. The plateaus in particular remain cool throughout the year.

Summer - March to May

Average Minimum Temperature - 36° C

Average Minimum Temperature - 24° C

Average Precipitation - 40 mm

Monsoon - June to October

Average Minimum Temperature - 32° C

Average Minimum Temperature - 25° C

Average Precipitation - 220 mm

Summer - March to May

Average Minimum Temperature - 28° C

Average Minimum Temperature - 17° C

Average Precipitation - 23 mm

History of Indravati Dam :

Languages in Indravati Dam :

Odia
Hindi
English
Bengali

Interesting things to do Indravati Dam :

Interesting things to Visit near by Indravati Dam :

Gupteshwar Caves
Duduma Falls
Jagannath Temple
Tribal Museum
Kolab Reservoir
Rani Duduma Waterfalls
Kolab Botanical Garden
Kolab Falls
Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
Shree Fish Planet
Minna Jhola
Jagannath Sagar

Mobile range info:
District has moderate internet connectivity options. There might not be many companies offering internet here but still both 3G and EVDO mobile broadband facilities are available all over Koraput District. Total 2 companies are providing these services in the district. 3G services in Koraput District are provided by BSNL and Reliance.

How to reach Indravati Dam ?

Rail - Koraput is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains.
Railway Station(s): Bariguda (BGUA), Suku (SUKU), Koraput Junction (KRPU)

Road - You can easily get regular buses to Koraput from other major cities of the country.

Bus Station(s): Koraput

Air - There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Koraput. Nearest airport is Visakhapatnam Airport.

Koraput
131 km away
Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ), Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Koraput
223 km away
Rajahmundry Airport (RJA), Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh