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About Sundar Dam:

The Sundar dam is situated along the Godda-Pakur state highway at a distance of around 10 km. This place has a very rich collection of wildlife and has a huge forest reserve. This place is unique in the country. Many waterfalls and breeze have their origin here. It is an excellent Picnic spot and people from other districts and states love to come here every 1st day of January with their relatives.

The Sundar Dam is one of the largest and most popular sightseeing spots built across Sundar River near the village of Ichhapur in Godda, Odisha. It is a tourist hot spot in Godda that should be not be missed. The maximum altitude of the dame from its deepest bed level is 19.76 meter. Sundar dam is one of the major attractive destinations in Godda, known for its magnificent look.

Thongo is a small Village/hamlet in Komna Tehsil in Nuapada District of Odisha State, India. It is located 29 KM towards South from District headquarters Nuapada. 7 KM from Komna. 397 KM from State capital Bhubaneswar
Tarbod ( 5 KM ) , Jhagrahi ( 6 KM ) , Jatgarh ( 7 KM ) , Sialati ( 7 KM ) , Kureswar ( 8 KM ) are the nearby Villages to Thongo. Thongo is surrounded by Nuapada Tehsil towards North, Turekela Tehsil towards East, Khaprakhol Tehsil towards East, Khariar Tehsil towards South.
Kantabanji, Titlagarh, Basna , Mahasamund are the nearby Cities to Thongo.
This Place is in the border of the Nuapada District and Balangir District. Balangir District Turekela is east towards this place.

Official name - Sunder Dam
Impounds – Trb to Ong
Locale - Godda
Maintained & Operated by - WRD, Govt.of Odisha
Length – 1554.48m
Height - 35.67m
Opening date – 1978
Construction Cost -
Capacity – 44.4 million m3
Catchment area -
Surface area –

Geographical Data (Location of map) - 20.596716,82.591044.

Location information Sundar Dam:

The climate is warm and temperate. The summers here have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Cwa. The average annual temperature in Godda is 25.5 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 1081 mm.

Climate/Weather in Sundar Dam:

The climate is tropical with the rainfall is due to the South West monsoon.

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 Sundar Dam:

Languages in Sundar Dam:

Odia
Hindi
English
Bengali

Interesting things to do Sundar Dam:

There are a number of exciting things to do in Ichapur. From historical sites to cultural attractions, explore the exhaustive list of all other local attractions in Ichapur. You can go out to organise exciting activites eg snorkling and an extraordinary boat trip across the three lakes system of Kosi Bay, with a delicious picnic to go but you will have to take help from local people.
You can hire a local people who is vice versa of the flora and fauna if you want to see everything of this place.

Interesting things to Visit near by Sundar Dam:

Sahebganj 41 km
SUTI-II block 58 km
Naogaon District Town 150 km
Biratnagar 175 km
Saidpur 176 km
Bogra District Town 194 km
Itahari 198 km
Dharan धरान 212 km
Siliguri 224 km
Maynaguri 231 km

Mobile range info:
Malkangiri is the only place in Malkangiri District where 3G internet facility is available. There are no places with in 50 KM range of Malkangiri where 3G connectivity is available. 3G internet in Malkangiri is provided by BSNL.

How to reach Sundar Dam?

By Rail- There is no railway station near to Thongo in less than 10 km. However Raipur Jn Rail Way Station is major railway station 139 KM near to Thongo
The nearest airport is at Raipur, Chhattisgarh which is 180 km