View of Bansagar Dam at Deolond

Bansagar or Bāṇasāgar (बाणसागर) is a multipurpose river valley project on Son River in Madhya Pradesh, India envisaging both irrigation and hydroelectric power generation. The Bansagar Dam across Sone River is being constructed at village Deolond in Shahdol district on Rewa – Shahdol road, at a distance of 51.4 km from Rewa. The project has been named as “Bansagar” after Bana Bhatt, the renowned Sanskrit scholar of 7th century, who is believed to have hailed from this region in India. Bansagar Dam is located at Latitude 24-11-30 N and Longitude 81-17-15 E. The Ganga receives numerous tributaries from the Southern Uplands among which the Son is the largest and it joins ganga from the south along with Gandak, Gumti, Ghaghara, and sarda rivers. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara ( ) Irrigation is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops or plants. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Shahdol is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Rewa is a city in northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. ... Banabhatta, also known as Bana, was a Sanskrit scholar of 7th century India. ... The Sanskrit language ( , ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ...

Bansagar Reservoir

Dam and Reservoir data

• Catchment area : 18648 km²
• Dam height : 67 metre
• Dam length : 1020 metre
• Dam type : Masonary/Earthen
• Spillway capacity : 47742 cumec
• Live storage : 5410 hm
• Submergence area : 587.54 km²
• Population affected : 250000 persons (54686 families)
• Villages submerged : 336
• Year of start : 1978
• Year of completion : 2006

Project benefits

The water sharing from Bansagar Dam is as under:

• Madhya Pradesh : 2.0 Maf (2467 hm)
• Uttar Pradesh  : 1.0 Maf (1233 hm)
• Bihar  : 1.0 Maf (1233 hm)

Bansagar will provide irrigation facility over an area of 2,490 km² in Madhya Pradesh, 1,500 km²; in Uttar Pradesh and 940 km² in Bihar. It also provides power generation of 425 MW in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara ( ) Irrigation is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops or plants. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, translation: Northern Province, IPA: ,  ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P. It is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ...

Submergence of Bansagar

Map of submergence area of Bansagar

The Land under submergence of Bansagar at Full Reservoir Level (F.R.L 341.64 m.) is 587.54 km², out of which 40.73 km² is forest land, 175.90 km² revenue land 1.31 km² public land and 369.59 km² private land.

Total 336 villages have come under submergence of Bansagar Reservoir out of which 79 villages are fully submerged and rest 257 villages are under partial submergence.

Fully submerged villages

All the 79 fully submerged villages in Bansagar have been displaced and lost their geographical existence from the map. Some of historically important villages submerged fully are Ramnagar, Deorajnagar, Baraundha, Markandeya-ghat, Darbar etc. The district wise details of these submerged and lost villages are as under: Ramnagar may refer to: Ramnagar, Agartala Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh Ramnagar, Uttaranchal Ramnagar, Uttar Pradesh Ramnagar, West Bengal Category: ... Markandeya was an ancient Indian rishi (sage), and a devotee of Shiva and Vishnu. ...

Satna district (48 villages)

Amjhori Dakshin, Baikona No.-2, Bela (Near Remar), Bamhauri (Bimhauri), Barauli, Baikona No.-1, Bara, Barsajaha, Bela Tiwari, Banneh, Chhirahai, Deoraj nagar, Dhol baja, Dala, Daga Kothar, Dighiya Khurd, Garehara, Gurha, Hinauta Khurd (Unumukt), Hinauta Khothar, Itma (Near Deoraj Nagar), Itma (Near Ram Nagar), Jarmani, Jirauha, Kusmaha, Khajura, Khajuri, Kauhara, Kareha bela, Kothar, Karahiya, Kalla Khurd, Kalla Kala, Ladwad No.-1, Ladwad No.-2, Mala Dabar, Mohari Khurd, Patha, Patehari, Poriya, Parariya, Pipari Dakshin, Rimar, Semariha, Semra, Singhpur, Semariya (Sanaga), Tilokawa Satna District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ...

Shahdol district (22 villages)

Bodra, Barundha, Dhanedi Purva, Dhaneda, Dhanedi Pashchim, Dhanedi Vikram, Ghusira, Jamun Darhi, Jhirkona, Kusiara, Karahiya, Karri, Karaundiya Pashchim, Karaundiya Purva, Karaundiya Kothar, Kanbau, Kachhara Tola, Marha, Magaraha, Palwahi, Pahariya, Sonvarsha Shahdol District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ...

Katni district (6 villages)

Amakola, Doli, Itahara, Kudri, Naubasta, Podi Katni District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state of India. ...

Umaria district (3 villages)

Darbar, Sahijana, Hinauti Umaria District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ...

Dedicated to nation

The Bansagar Dam was dedicated to nation on 25 September 2006 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India. The foundation of ambitious Bansagar project was laid by Late Prime Minister Morarji Desai on 14 May 1978. September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: , pronunciation: ) (born December 25, 1924) was the Prime Minister of India in 1996 and again from October 13, 1998 until May 19, 2004. ... The Prime Minister of India is, in practice, the most powerful person in the government of India. ... Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (Hindi: ) (February 29, 1896 – April 10, 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

see also

• River Basins in Madhya Pradesh
• Dams in Madhya Pradesh

References

• Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh: Major Projects, Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, January 2006
• Hindustan Times, New Delhi: 26 September 2006