occHirakud Dam with Reservoir 1, Introduction: Hirakud Dam Project is built across river Mahanadi at about 15.0Kms. upstream of Sambalpur town in the State of Orisa. This happens to be the first post independence major multipurpose river valley project in India. The dam is 6.0Kms from NiH.6.The nearest al head is Hirakud alway station (ECo.R) which is80Kms from the dam site The Project provides 1,59,106 Hects.of Kharif and 1,08,385 Hects. of Rabi Irigation in the districts of Sambalpur, Bargarh, Bolangir and Subarnapur. The water released through power house irrigates further 2,51,000 Hects of CC.A.in Mahanadi delta. installed capacity for power generation is 347.86MW.after up- gradation, through its two power houses at Burla, at the right bank toe and CCipilima, at 22.0 Kms downstream of dam. Besides, the project provides flood protection to 9,500 sq.kms of delta area in undivided districts of Cuttack and Pur. 2. Brief History of the Project : Se ‘After high floods of 1937, Sir M.Visveswaraya suggested to undertake detailed investigation for storage reservoirs in Mahanadi basin to tackle problem of floods in Mahanadi delta. In 1945, it was decided, under the Chairmanship of DrB.. “Ambedkar, the then Member of Labour in Govt of india, that the potentialities of river Mahanadi should be fruitfully and expeditiously investigated for multipurpose se. Central Water-ways ligation and Navigation Commission took up the work. ‘The foundation stone of Hirakud dam was laid by Sir Howthrone Lewis, the then Governor of Orissa, on 15th March 1946. The Project report was submitted to Government in une 1947.The first batch of concrete was lid by Pandit Jawaharlal "Nehru on 12th April 1948.The project was formally inaugurated by the fist Prime Minister of independent incia, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th January 1957. Power generation alongwith water supply fr irigation started progressively from 1956 and full potential was achieved by 1966.3. Project Features : Hirakud dam sa composite structure of earth concrete and masonry. The Main dam, having an overall length of .8Km, spans between hill Lamlungrion left and Chandlidungri on the right. The dam is fi ‘dykes both on left and right sides to close the low s lanked by 21.0Kms.long earthen faddles beyond the abutment hils.Ithas the dstintion of being the longest dam in Asia, being 25.8kms long, with dam and dykes taken together. thas also the rare distinction of forming the | biggest artifical lakein Asia with a reservoir spread of 743.0 sq kms. at fll reservoir level. } raLiss.com SONG senveezoan Ie B89 90m, wwe oom | arsow aaa Luss pee om, yy ‘OPERATION GaLLeRY 40m ‘MAXIMUM SPILLWAY SECTION Hirakud Dam intercepts 83,400 Sq.km (32,200sq,mile) of Mahanadi catchment. The reservoir has a live storage of 4,823 M.Cur storage of 5,896 M.Cum(Present). a 4. Cost: oS im (present) with gross ‘The completed cost of the project was Rs.100.02 crores in 1957. SALIENT FEATURES ‘A) DAMAND RESERVOIR Dam Top level RL195.68M. FRLMWAL. RL192.024m, Dead storage level RL179.830M, Storage capacity Original In m.cumimacsty (1957) Gross 8136(6.60) Live 5818(4.72) Dead 2318(1.88) anata a (Leda) (RLe30ft) (RL s90ft) Revised (2000) 5896 (4.78) 4823 (3.91) 1073087)8) Water Spread area at PRL 743 Sqkm.(28637 5a,miles) { tn oes ~Srasqh (105.79 Sq miles) 1 Maximum fetch at FR. = 83.2 KM.(51.71 Sq. miles) b Total enh of Dam “g00M. (15,741 Ft) jeannoflen dyeinfwe gps _- -9237M GOEZSR aa errightaykelnone tech -10/39M(93290°) Total earth work indam “tt w.cum (638292 Che) ret guaney of canreteand masonry - 107M Cum. 7.792 M.CR) SPILLWAY spitwaycapacty 4280 cumecs (15 lakh cutee) Crest level = RL.185.928M(RL610ft,) Size of sluices 3,658 Mx6.20 M(12.00Ft X 20.34ft) No.of sluices - 64 (40 on left and 24 on right) Silofsuices AL155 448M, SION) Nooferest gates {$4021 on tet ard 13.1 gh Sie of crest gates Tyg sAM x6 10M 200) pea “Send gravity with ogee prof and Skijump bucket. (a) Catchment-83,4005q.km,(32,200 Smile) (&) Rainfall (mm) Pre-construction Post Construction Mean Annual 1381(1900-45) 1122.28 (59-06) Maximum Annual 1809 (in 1919) _-1928.42mm (1961) Minimum Annual 940 (in 1902), -_691.46mm (1979) (9. Runoff-MHaM (MAcFt) Pre-construction Post Construction ‘Average annual 485 (39.32) 3.313 (26.835) (1926-46) (1958-06), Maximum annual 8.62 (69.822) 9.09 (73.629) (1919) (1961) } Minimum annual 1,838(14.890) —_1.133(9.183) aan (2000)(Power House) D) Power Generation Original Revised (After Upgradation) } Installed capacity | 4Nox375MW= 150.00MW |2x49.50 = 99.00MW at Burla [2x37.50= 75.00 MW] 2Nos x 24.00MW = 48.00MW 232.18 64.36 MW) Total 198.00MW_ 1337.50= 37.50MW| 275.86 MW | Installed capacity | 3nos x2400MW=72.00 MW at Chipilima 3x 24.00 =72.00 MW] G.Total 270.00MW 347.86 MW | Length of power channel -22.40Km. (13.92 Miles) Full supply discharge of power channel (upto escape) ~ 835,22 cumecs (29,500 Cusecs) Bed with of power channel (0 Upto escape -75.50M. (247.64Ft) (i) Beyond escape ~52.50M. (172.20 Ft) Full supply discharge of Chiplima PH -333.40Cumecs(11775.68 Cusecs),) Submergence (@) Land: @ Agriculture Land 49,920Ha(123,303 Ac) GovtLend including forest 24,003 Ho (59,287 Ac) Total 73923 Ha(1,82,590 Ac) (b) Villages 7 () Fully submerged 111Nos (Orissa-108, Chhatisgart-3) {Party submerged 174Nos. (Orissa 141% CChhatisgharh-33) Total 285 Nos. (Orissa-249, Chhatishgarh-36) () Familoe ieplaced 118000 Nos (approx) F) Irrigation : Bargarh Main canal Sasan Main canal Sambalpur Disty | (0)_Canalsfrom reserva Fullsupply | sillevel | Bedwith | CCA Name of Canal Discharge Of Head (mt) in incumecs | regulator Ha. (RLin Meter) BawgarhMaineanal| i021 | 17693 | 4570 [133539 ‘Sasan Main canal_ 17.84 178.38. 16.764 _| 21,468 [sambalpurDistry | 340 [| 176s2_| _457_| 4009 (b) Benefit: Khairf = 1,59,106 Hectors, (3,93,150 Ac) fai 00383 Heactors (267,820 A.) G) Flood Control Flood at delta head is controlled to 25,481cumecs (9.0 lakh cusecs) except in grave emergency. (TYPICAL SECTION) 1 Hi) DamRelease } ‘Maximum release from Dam - 11.79 lakh cusecs (20.09.1980) 4) No.of sluice gates opened ‘58(L-38+R-20) a { ) No of Crest gates opened = 30(L-204R-10)