HISTORY OF DAM:

Gujarat has fertile soils and its farmers are industrious and resourceful. Despite this, the
state faces heavy food deficits. This is because of recurrent scarcity and feminine and also
because the state has inadequate irrigation facilities, Tapi is a virgin river whose water
were running waste into the sea, same times causing destruction in the process due to
high floods, the havoc caused to field land property, lines of communications etc. by the
catastrophic floods in the
Tapi and the Narmada during 1!" and 1#$ are still fresh in the memory of people.
%&ai is the largest multi'purpose project underta&en by the state Government and is only
ne(t to Narmada project, so far as benefits are concerned. %&ai forms the terminal
reservoir harnessing nearly half the water of Tapi.
The Development of the lower tapi is done by the Gujarat Government in two stages. The
&a&rapar weir and the canals project having an estimated cost )s, 1" crores forms the first
stage. This project was commissioned in the *ear 1+, and the canal system provided
seasonal irrigation facilites to -, -#, +.$ hactors /+-!,-+$ 0cres1 from the run of the
river.
The second stage is the %&ai 2ultipurpose project estimated to cost )s.1.!3' crores. The
dam is located across the river Tapi about - 4.2 upstream of the &a&rapar weir.
T56 7%N8T9:N :7 T56 ;):<68T 0)6 =
1. 9rrigation. /Tapi, >urat ,?alsad,@haruch Dist.1
-. ;ower generation/Total .$+ 2.A 1
.. 7lood protection /upto >urat, 1$+# sq.4.2. area1
,. 7isheries development.
+. @ed cultivations B /slits deposited to reservoir renders the tan& beds fertile B about
-$$$$ 0cres land1
!. To 8ontrol water in such a way that during winter and summer, industrial and
municipal area get water.
The 7oundation 8eremony of Dam was performed by the %nion 7inance minister >hri
2orarji Desai in November'1+. The ;roject was accepted by planning commission in
1!1 and dam was completed in 1#1. The opening 8eremony was performed by Cate
prime minister smt.9ndira Gandhi in 1#-.
>0C96NT 760T%)6> =
D02 D 5*D):C:G* =
1. Dam Cength /i1,$+#.! meter')olled filled earth emban&ment. /ii1"!".". 2eter'
masonary T:T0C',-!.# meter total.
2. Dam 5eight = !".+" meter /-++E1 from river bed.
3. 8atchment area=!---+ >q 4.m. /-,$-+ >q miles.1
4. Nean annual run'of= 1, 207T. /#+F dependability 1$.+207T 1
5. )eserved for up'stream utiliGation =!.$ 207T.
6. Cargest 7lood discharged observed in 0ug.!" was 1+ lac cu.sec.
7. 2a(imum possible flood = -1.1! Cac cu.sec.
8. )eservoir = 1-$ 4.m Cength and + 4.m average width. -"$ 4.2. >horeline.
9. Total reservoir capacity =!.$#" 207T at .,+E ).C i.e at full reservoir level.
10. )eservoir dead storage =$.#1+ 207T at -#$E ).C 9.e at minimum draw down
level.
11. )eservior Cive storage =+..!.$ 207T.
12. Total water spread of reservoir =+1" >q 4.2.=-$$ >q. 2ilers.
13. The area submerged due to construction of reservoir. #+$$$ 0cres' agriculture
land H++$$$ 0cres'forest land.H1"+", 0cres B Govt.Aaste Cand.
TOTAL:148584 0cres. N.@ 1#$ ?illagers affected, 1." ?illages shifted.
14. 9rrigation covered /11 -,1$,$$$ 0cres under %.C.@.8. /-1 1,!!,$$$ under %.).@.8.
/.1 +,-!,-+$ under command of pic& up weir at &a&rapar. TOTAL:9,02,250
Acres.
15. Er!" #$r% &$r Er!"e' () :23.25 ))3*+.e. ,$-.)e/ 821 M0FT.
16. 2asonary wor& of masonary dam I 1.,", mm. /+- 287T1 i.e. volume.
17. 0verage water inflowI #.!+ 207T /mean of -, years1
I1TROD20TIO1 $& HYDRO 3RO4E0T:
0t ;resent following types of conventional energy sources are available.
1. Thermal 6nergy.
-. 0utomatic 6nergy.
.. 5ydral 6nergy.
0mong these sources, hydel energy is having following advantages
1. Cess cost per unit generation.
0ppro(, cost of hydro generation per 4Ah is 1+ paise and appro(. 8ost of
Thermal generation per 4Ah is )s.1.!$.
-. No pollution effect.
.. 6asy to start and ta&e on load.
,. 6asy for load variation.
5ydro units are most useful to power system as they can be started Aithin + to 1$
minutes and can give power requirement during pea& hours and thus provide stability
to power system. >o 5ydro power station are called pea& load power station.
JThe hydro 6lectric power projectK Ahich is a part of the multi'purpose %&ai project
is being e(ecuted by the Gujarat electricity board. This is the first major hydro'
6lectric power station in Gujarat state
7our nos. hydraulic turbine generating sets, each of #+.2.A capacity /with 1+F over
load1 installed at the toe of the %&ai dam.
LEFT 5A16 0A1AL 3O7ER HO2SE: 26AI
Ceft band canal power is situated on left ban& of %&ai dam. Two machines of -=+
2.A each installed in this power house which are supplied by 23s. <yoti Ctd.
@0):D0.
2achine No.1.was commissioned on dtd."'1-'"# and
2achine No-.was commissioned on dtd.-'$1'"".
The total project cost of this power 5ouse is L)s.+3' cores.
This power house is also called as mini 5ydro power station. The machine of this
power 5ouse are running continuously and outlet water of machines is used for
thermal power station, %&ai and also for irrigation purpose.
2inimum operating level of machine is -+7t.
.