Mansi Wakal Dam

Mansi Wakal is a dam on the Mansi River in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India.

Mansi Wakal Dam
Location of Mansi Wakal Dam in Rajasthan
Mansi Wakal Dam (India)
CountryIndia
LocationJhadol tehsil, Rajasthan
Coordinates24.476518°N 73.487928°E / 24.476518; 73.487928
Construction began2000[1]
Opening date2005[2]
Construction cost₹60 crore (US$8.4 million)[3]
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsMansi River
Reservoir
Active capacity24,400,000 m3 (19,781 acre⋅ft)[4]

Located approximately 7 kilometres north of the village of Jhadol,[5] the dam forms a reservoir which can hold about 24.4 million cubic metres of water.[4] The reservoir primarily provides drinking water to the city of Udaipur,[6] accounting for 23% of the city's drinking water supply.[7] Additionally, the reservoir supplies drinking water to rural areas of Udaipur district[3] and water for industrial uses to Hindustan Zinc.[8]

Mansi Wakal dam is part of an inter-basin transfer scheme called 'Mansi Wakal I' under which water is transferred from the Sabarmati basin to the Bherach basin.[2] The dam was constructed between 2000[1]-2005[2] by the Government of Rajasthan at a cost of ₹60 crore (US$8.4 million)[3] with monetary contributions from Hindustan Zinc in the ratio of 70:30.[8] Some local groups opposed the construction of the dam.[9][10]

References
  1. Project Information Memorandum (PDF). Udaipur Smart City Limited. 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. Mehta, Anil (2009). Ecotechnological Management and Operation of Selected Surface Reservoirs of Upper Berach Basin, Udaipur. Udaipur: Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. Rao, Surendra Singh (16 December 2018). "60 crore ki laagat se 2006 mein Rajasthan mein bana yeh bandh charcha mein kyon hai". Patrika. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  4. Monsoon 2014. Jaipur: Government of Rajasthan. 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  5. "Bhuvan-2D". Bhuvan Indian Geoplatform of ISRO. National Remote Sensing Centre. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  6. Rajasthan Development Report. Planning Commission of India. 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  7. Understanding water flows in Udaipur. Heinrich Böll Foundation-India & Development Alternatives. 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  8. Vedanta Resources PLC Annual Report 2006 (PDF). Vedanta. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  9. Kumar, Shailendra (4 July 2015). "Tribals demand scrapping of proposed dam". Down to Earth. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  10. Sahoo, Sarbeswar (2013). Civil society and democratization in India. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 9781135905644. Retrieved 4 May 2019.


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