Ranjit Sagar Dam
| Ranjit Sagar Dam | |
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   Location of Ranjit Sagar Dam in India Punjab#India | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Pathankot |
| Coordinates | 32°26′33″N 75°43′43″E / 32.44250°N 75.72861°ECoordinates: 32°26′33″N 75°43′43″E / 32.44250°N 75.72861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1981 |
| Opening date | 2001 |
| Owner(s) | Punjab State Power Corporation |
| 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 |
The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near Pathankot city in Pathankot district of the state of Punjab. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam in the state of Punjab. 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]
The project is used for both irrigation purposes and power generation. It has an 600 Megawatt capacity. The dam is one of the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.[3]
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- ↑ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2009" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ↑ "Ranjit Sagar Dam". Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- 1 2 "Ranjitsagar Dam". Central Water Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "An Overview of Ranjit Sagar Dam Project, Gurdaspur District, Punjab" (PDF). Geological Survey of India. Retrieved 24 November 2011.