Gangrel Dam

Gangrel Dam
Location of Gangrel Dam in India
Country	India
Location	Dhamtari District
Coordinates	20°37′36″N 81°33′36″E / 20.62667°N 81.56000°E / 20.62667; 81.56000
Status	Operational
Opening date	1979
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Mahanadi River
Height	30.5 m (100 ft)
Length	1,830 m (6,004 ft)
Dam volume	1,776,000 m3 (2,322,920 cu yd)
Spillway capacity	17,230 m3/s (608,472 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Ravishankar Reservoir
Total capacity	910,500,000 m3 (1.190889039×109 cu yd)
Active capacity	766,890,000 m3 (1.003054250×109 cu yd)
Surface area	95 km2 (37 sq mi)[1]
Normal elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)

Gangrel Dam officially the Pandit Ravishankar Sagar is located in Chhattisgarh, India. It is built across the Mahanadi River. It is located in Dhamtari district, about 17 km from Dhamtari and about 90 km from Raipur. It is the longest & largest dam in Chhattisgarh. This dam supplies year round irrigation, allowing farmers to harvest two crops per year and key water supplier of Bhilai Steel Plant. The dam also supplies 10 MW of hydro-electric power capacity.^[2]

The chief Engineer of this project was Devraj.^{[citation needed]}

Onakona is a popular tourist spot located on the banks of the reservoir.^[3]

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