Sei Dam

Sei Dam (also known as the Sei Diversion Dam[3]) is an earthen gravity dam on the Sei River, a tributary of Sabarmati River, in Kotra tehsil in Udaipur district of Rajasthan, India. The primary purpose of the dam is to store water to be diverted to the Jawai Dam on the Luni river in Pali district.[4]

Sei Dam
View of reservoir of Sei Dam
LocationKotra tehsil, Udaipur district, Rajasthan
Coordinates24.719217°N 73.198075°E / 24.719217; 73.198075
Construction began1968-69[1]
Operator(s)Government of Rajasthan[2]
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSei River
Height28 m[2]
Length1453 m[2]
Spillway capacity1756 cubic metres per second[2]
Reservoir
Total capacity31.33 million cubic metres[3]

The catchment area of the Sei River at the dam site is 320 square kilometres.[5] Construction of the Sei Dam was started in 1977 and completed in 1978[5][3] at the cost of Rs. 4.07 crores.[6]

References

  1. Sehgal, K.K. Gazetteer of India Rajasthan Pali. Jaipur: Directorate of District Gazetteers. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. "Sei Diversion Dam D00864". Water Resources Information System of India. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. Sabarmati Basin. Government of India Ministry of Water Resources. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  4. Jain, Sharad K; Agarwal, Pushpendra K; Singh, Vijay P (2007). Hydrology and Water Resources of India. Springer. ISBN 9781402051807.
  5. Application Of GIUH And GIS Based Approach For Design Flood Estimation. National Institute of Hydrology. 1998.
  6. Major and Medium Irrigation Projects in India - Completed Projects Compiled Upto End of Ninth Plan Including Ongoing and New Projects of Tenth Plan. Central Water Commission. 2008.


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