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About Salandi Dam :

A project comprises a reservoir by construction of a dam called Salandi Dam across river Salandi, a tributary of Baitarani, near Hadagarh at Latitude 210-17’-18” N and longitude of 860-18’-00” E. Salandi dam is a composite dam with 640m length earth dam and 114.6m long masonry dam having spillway gates of 8 spans of 12.2m each. The height of the dam is 51.82m. The catchment area of the reservoir is 673 km2 and design flood discharge is 5140 m3/sec. The water spread area of the reservoir is 31.82 km2 at FRL (82.3m) with gross storage capacity of 601 Mm3. The project was started in 1960 and completed in 1983.
Irrigation is not provided from the dam directly. Water let out through the river is diverted for irrigation at Bidyadharpur by constructing a barrage. One main canal namely Salandi main canal was constructed as per the original proposal. Subsequently, the FRL of the reservoir was raised by 6.1m (20feet) installing 8 number of radial gates. The additional storage available was planned for utilization by extending irrigation on the right bank by Right Bank Canal called Anandpur Canal. The Salandi Main canal is functioning since 1973.

Chenapati is situated at a distance of 30 km away from Bhadrak and Hadgarh is located at a distance of 16 km from Chenapati.
A dam was built on Salandi River in Hadgarh. Shal, Piyashal, Sishu, Garran, Mahua, Kendu, Dhab and many more mangrove trees are creating natural shades on the banks of Salandi. Tigers, elephants, leopards, boars, deer, bison and deer are the common denizens of Salandi. You can hire a boat on the salandi River to watch the natural vista of the place closely.
Tourists can stay at Salandi Niloy, located on the banks of Salandi River. Bungalow of forest authority can be another nice place where tourists can stay overnight.

Official name – Salandi Dam
Impounds – Salandi river
Locale - Kendujhar
Maintained & Operated by - WRD, Govt.of Odisha
Length – 817.4m
Height – 62m
Opening date - 1965
Construction Cost – Rs. 16.49cr
Capacity – 3256cumec
Catchment area - 673 km2
Surface area – 3 100 ha
Geographical Data (Location of map) - Latitude 210-17’-18” N and longitude of 860-18’-00” E

Location information Salandi Dam :

Hadagarh Village, Kendujhar District, Odisha.

Climate/Weather in Salandi Dam :

Area is characterised by an equable temperature all through the year, particularly in the coastal regions and by high humidities. The cold season from December to February is followed by hot season from March to May. The period from June to September marks the South West Monsoon and 70% of annual precipitation is received during this period. The normal rain fall of this district is 1444 mms. May is the hottest month. With the arrival of the monsoon by about the second week of June the day temperature decreases slightly while the night temperature continue as it was in the summer. Towards the end of September, after the withdrawal of south west monsoon, temperature decreases progressively. December is the coldest month. The relative humidity are high throughout the year especially in coastal areas. Winds are fairly strong particularly in coastal regions in summer and monsoon months.

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 Salandi Dam :

Languages in Salandi Dam :

Odia
Hindi
English
Bengali

Interesting things to do Salandi Dam :

Enthusiastic temple lovers can watch the temple, about 10 km . Picnic lovers can enjoy the spree watching the wonderful natural locale sitting on the banks of the River. Adventurous people can walk upto the different waterfalls around this beautiful place.

Interesting things to Visit near by Salandi Dam :

There are 15 tourist places in Keonjhar, which can be explored by travellers. Local attractions can be visited at any time of the day, be it early morning, afternoon, evening or night, as suitable for travellers. Sightseeing in Keonjhar can be done by travellers, which will take half a day or one day, but to see all sightseeing places, travellers need to stay in Keonjhar for 2 days to 3 days.

Sanaghagara Waterfall, Keonjhar

Gundichaghai Waterfall, Keonjhar

Khandadhar Waterfall, Keonjhar

Gonasika, Keonjhar

Handibhanga Waterfall, Keonjhar

Badaghagara, Keonjhar

District Library, Keonjhar

District Museum, Keonjhar

Murgamahadev, Keonjhar

Sitabinji, Keonjhar

Deogaon Kushaleswar, Keonjhar

Rajanagar, Keonjhar

Mobile range info:
In this location you will find mobile range and internet of BSNL, Reliance, Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Tata Docomo.

How to reach Salandi Dam ?

Rail - Kendujhar is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains.
Railway Station(s): Banspani (BSPX), Kendujhargarh (KDJR)

Road - Instead of Kendujhar you can a get a bus to Barbil on regular basis.
Kendujhar
34 km away
Barbil Barbil, Odisha
Kendujhar
39 km away
Kiriburu Kiriburu, Jharkhand

From Bhadrak railway station, before availing a bus to Chenapati
which is located at a distance of 24 km from NH-5 auto stand. Again hire
a jeep spending 200/300 rupees to reach Hadgarh where the dam is
situated.

Air - There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Kendujhar. Nearest airport is Ranchi Airport.
Kendujhar
177 km away
Ranchi Airport (IXR), Ranchi, Jharkhand
Kendujhar
174 km away
Bhubaneswar Airport (BBI), Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

Nearest Visiting places from Salandi Dam :

Aryapalli Beach
Berhampur Chilika Lake
Dhabaleshwar Beach
Gopalpur Beach
Lakhari Valley & wildlife Sanctuary
Mahendragir
Tibetian refugees sattlemnt
Sonepur Beach
Taptapani
Ujaleswar
Bala Kumari
Biranchi Narayan
Kulada Byaghradevi peeth
Maa Bhairavi Temple at mantridi
Panchama (famous lord ganesh temple ) near randha junction
Maa Tara Tarini Temple
Mohuri Kalua
Narayani
Nirmalajhara
Potagarh near ganjam
Dakhin kali temple near pratappur

Nearest Petrol Pump near by Salandi Dam :

HP Petrol Pump
Petrol Pump
Sambalpur, Odisha · 094370 38630
Open until 11:00 PM
Indian Oil Petrol Pump
Petrol Pump
Balangir, Odisha
Open until 8:00 P

Kanha Filling Station Hindustan Petroleum
Petrol Pump
Kanut, Odisha
Open 24 hours

Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation near by Salandi Dam :

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