Water Resources(Irrigation) Department,Government of Punjab,India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam
Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds
Ravi River
Height
160 m (525 ft)
Length
617 m (2,024 ft)
Elevation at crest
540 m (1,772 ft)
Width (crest)
14 m (46 ft)
Width (base)
669.2 m (2,196 ft)
Dam volume
21,920,000 m3 (28,670,278 cu yd)[1]
Spillway type
Controlled-chute
Spillway capacity
24,637 m3/s (870,047 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity
3,280,000,000 m3 (2,659,139 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity
2,344,000,000 m3 (1,900,312 acre⋅ft)
Normal elevation
527.9 m (1,732 ft)
Power Station
Commission date
2000[2]
Hydraulic head
121.9 m (400 ft) (max)[3]
Turbines
4 x 150 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity
600 MW
BankThein Dam lakeRanjit sagar dam lake
The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Punjab Irrigation Department on the Ravi River on the border of Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir and state Punjab. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.[3] A large portion, up to 60%, of the reservoir falls within Jammu and Kashmir. The dam is around and equidistant 30 km from both Pathankot in the state of Punjab and Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. The project is used for both irrigation and power generation. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam in Punjab with a capacity of 600 megawatts. Also, the dam is amongst the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country. The township where the site is located is called Shah pur Kandi Township. Feasibility studies for the project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began in 1981, the generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001.[4]
There have been several issues and claims between the governments of Jammu and Kashmir and of Punjab over the usage of water, electricity, employment, compensation to the locals and land acquisition. On 12 May 2017 Government of Jammu and Kashmir raised these issues in the Northern Zonal Council Meeting held in Chandigarh; following which the Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI mandated the construction of barrages that will allow both states equal rights over the dam. The proposed barrages will help Jammu and Kashmir irrigate Samba and Kathua districts. The Government of Punjab had also agreed to share electricity produced through the project but previous claims of Jammu and Kashmir remained unsettled and a resolution is pending. In 2017, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir claimed 8000 crores from fhs Government of Punjab as losses.
^"India: National Register of Large Dams 2009" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^"Ranjit Sagar Dam". Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^ ab"Ranjitsagar Dam". Central Water Commission. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^"An Overview of Ranjit Sagar Dam Project, Gurdaspur District, Punjab" (PDF). Geological Survey of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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