Vasna Barrage

Dam in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat

22°59′26″N 72°33′20″E / 22.99042331°N 72.55566373°E / 22.99042331; 72.55566373PurposeIrrigationStatusOperationalConstruction began1972Opening date1976Construction costest. ₹887.48 lakh (US$1.1 million)Owner(s)Government of GujaratDam and spillwaysType of damBarrageImpoundsSabarmati RiverHeight (foundation)20.75 metres (68 ft)Length611 metres (2,000 ft)Spillways24 verticalSpillway typeBroad crestSpillway capacity21000 m3/sReservoirCatchment area10,619 square kilometres (1.1×10¹¹ sq ft)Surface area107 square kilometres (1.2×10⁹ sq ft)Website
Vasna Barrage

Vasna Barrage is a barrage on the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Constructed in 1976, the barrage is meant for strengthening the existing irrigation system.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Features

The barrage holds the water in the part of river in Ahmedabad throughout the year and supplies drinking water to the city. It also feeds underground water aquifers in the region.^[4]^[5] The bedrock is of river deposits. Total 87 villages of Ahmedabad district fall under its command area. The right bank irrigation canal called Fatehwadi canal is 6.9 km long and was completed in 1978. It has discharge capacity of 45.35 cubic metre per second.^[2]^[6] The canal supplies water only when the river overflows.^[7]

References

^ "15 gates of Vasna barrage are opened". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Vasna Barrage Water Resources Project". Government of Gujarat. Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department (Water Resources Division).
^ National Register of Large Dams - 2019 (PDF). New Delhi: Dam Safety Monitoring Directorate, Central Dam Safety Organisation, Central Water Commission, Government of India. June 2019. p. 74.
^ Kumar, Dr Rita N.; Solanki, Dr Rajal; J.I, Prof Dr Nirmal Kumar; Soni, Dr Hiren B. Pollution Studies of Sabarmati River and Kharicut Canal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
^ Jain, Sharad K.; Singh, V. P. (12 September 2003). Water Resources Systems Planning and Management. Elsevier. ISBN 9780080543697.
^ Prasad (February 2008). Environment, Development and Society in Contemporary India:An Introduction. Macmillan India. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-230-63530-2.
^ Elzen, Floor van den (19 December 2016). "The Vasana Barrage - Downstream the Sabarmati part I." Duurzame Student (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 October 2023.