- Tigra Dam
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Coordinates: 26°13′17.11″N 78°00′6.52″E / 26.2214194°N 78.0018111°E
Tigra Dam (also spelled "Tighara Dam") creates a freshwater reservoir on the Sank River, about 23 km from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India[1] It plays a crucial role in supplying water to the city.
The dam is 24 metres high at its crest, and 1341 m long. The reservoir has a capacity of 4.8 million cubic metres and the spillway structure can pass up to 1274 cubic metres per second.[2] A dam constructed on this site in 1916 failed on the afternoon of August 4,1917, due to infiltration into its sandstone foundations. About 1000 people were killed downstream.[3]
A subsequent structure failed in 1970.References
- ^ http://visionmp.com/madhya-pradesh/development/tourism/ Water, retrieved 2011 April 24.
- ^ Gopal K. Bhargava, Shankarlal C. Bhatt Land and people of Indian states and union territories. 15. Madhya Pradesh, Kalpaz Publications 2006 ISBN 81-7835-371-7 page 361
- ^ Khadg Singh Valdiya, Geology, Environment and Society, Universities Press, 2004 ISBN 817371505X, page 178
External links
- [1] Water Demand Management Strategies and Implementation Plan for Gwalior
- http://travel.sulekha.com/gwalior-attractions.htm
Categories:- Dam disasters
- Dams in Madhya Pradesh
- Gwalior
- 1917 architecture
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