Madikheda Dam - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Madikheda Dam

Madikheda Dam is a multipurpose structure. This is a 60 MW Hydropower project Dam built upon the Sindh River, a tributary of the Yamuna River. This is a good picnic spot in this area with its picturesque location and the serene surroundings. This is not only a power project but also a water source for those local areas.

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Narwar Fort

Narwar Fort

11.38km from Madikheda Dam

Narwar Fort is situated atop a hill, at Narwar in Shivpuri, which stands on a steep scarp of the Vindhya Range. Kachwaha Rajputs are said to have built. The architecture of the fort and palaces is basically Rajput in style. The fort when they occupied Narwar in the 10th century. Outside the walled town are memorial pillars of the Tomar chiefs. Now the descendant of narwar fort is Narauni Rajputs.

Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary

Ghatigaon Wildlife Sanctuary

57.64km from Madikheda Dam

This is a wildlife sanctuary established in Gwalior in 1981. the sanctuary has a significant population of the Indian Bustard. The sanctuary also houses a lot of other animals also. There are also so many interesting things in and around the sanctuary.

Datia Palace

Datia Palace

61.72km from Madikheda Dam

Bir Singh Palace also called as Datia Palace. The speciality of this palace is that it is of 7 floors. However, neither member from the royal family did ever live here. The founder of the Datia State in Bundelkhand - Maharaj Birsingh Deo Build many such 52 monuments all around the country. It is the biggest and most famous of all the 52 palaces build by Raja Bir Singh Deo and it can be seen easily from a long distance.

Chhatris

Chhatris

63.1km from Madikheda Dam

Set in a formal Mughal garden and constructed by under the rule of the Scindias, the Chhatri is one of the famous monuments that shows a fine blend of both Mughal as well as Hindu culture. There is a mugal garden in the backyard which has the royal tombs of the Scindias. Life size portraits of the Scindhias are there within the Chhatris and these are religiously worshipped with flowers and incense.

St. Jude's Shrine, Jhansi

St. Jude's Shrine, Jhansi

72.76km from Madikheda Dam

St. Jude’s Shrine, located in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh is a Roman Catholic Latin Rite shrine and is devoted to St. Jude Thaddeus. It was built by Francis Xavier Fenech. It is in the Cantonment area of Jhansi and is one of the popular churches among the Catholic community in the country.

Jhansi Fort

Jhansi Fort

73.35km from Madikheda Dam

Jhansi Fort or Jhansi ka Kila is a fortress situated on a large hilltop called Bangira, in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. It served as a stronghold of the Chandela Kings in Balwant Nagar from the 11th through the 17th century.

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Shivpuri

Shivpuri

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The district is mostly laid out over small hill tops covered with deciduous forests where the slope is gentle with verdant vegetation and good forests round about, the landscape is generally pleasing.

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