4 Dams to Explore in Rajasthan

This is a gravity dam on the Banas river which was completed in 1999 for the purpose of irrigation and water supply.

Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley Projects on the Chambal river. It is a concrete gravity dam, 45 meters high and 393 meters long, generating 60 MW of power with an installed capacity of 3 units of 33 MW. Its construction was completed in 1972

Kagdi Pick Up Weir, located 3 km away from Ratlam road, is one of the major tourist attractions in Banswara. This tourist attraction features beautiful gardens, fountains and water stretching over the vast land.

Kota barrage is the fourth in the series of Chambal valley projects. It was built to store the waters stored by the three previous dams of the project Gandhi Sagar Dam, Jawahar Sagar Dam and Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, and then channelize it to the dry areas of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for irrigation purposes via canals. At present, it helps in agriculture in around 20,000 acres of land.