Daman Ganga Dam on Damanganga River in Valsad Gujarat - History - Details - Photos
Daman Ganga Dam is located on the Daman Ganga River in Valsad District of Gujarat India. The Daman Ganga Dam is situated in the Madhuban Village near Dharampur Taluka in Valsad District. It is situated on the side of Western India. The construction of it was started in the year 1972 and completed in the year 1998.
The length at the top of the Daman Ganga Dam Gujarat is 2870 meters. The maximum height of it is 58.60 meters.The area catchment of the Daman Ganga Dam is 1813 Sq. kms. The flow of the water is on the western side and meets the Arabian Sea. It flows through Gujarat and Maharashtra State in India. It produced the electricity for power generation.
The Union territories like Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli also gets the water of the Daman Ganga Dam. Valsad and Daman & Diu are benefitted by the dam. The north bank of it industrial towns of Dadra, Vapi and Silvassa and on the other side Daman is there.
Vapi gets drinking water from the Daman Ganga Dam. The mean annual rainfall is 2382 mm. Taluka like Umargam, Pardi, Daman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Dharampur is surrounded by it. Irrigation facality is also benefitted by it. Daman Ganga Dam is very useful for the nearby places because it supplies the water for our use. |