Name of the Dam: Saipala (NRLD No: OR10MH0050)

River Basin: Mahanadi River Sub-Basin: Tel Constructed over: Saipala Nallah
Year of Commencement: 1971 Year of Completion: 1984

Salient Feature:
1. Location 2. Hydrology 3. Reservoir
Latitude 20°48’00’’N Catchment Area 86.30 sq.km FRL 306.32 m
Longitude 82°40’00’’E Design Flood 792 cumecs MWL 307.85 m
village Saipala Free Board 1.5 m DSL 300.07 m
Block/ Tahasil Nuapada Gross storage 2128.40 Ham
District Nuapada Dead storage 293.82 Ham
Reference Toposheet 64L/10,64L/9 Live storage 1834.56 Ham
Nearest Railway station/Airport Nuapada Top Level of Dam 309.68 m
Distance from District Head Qrs. 20 km Water Spread Area 537.60 ha
Deepest bed level of river 289.56 m

4. Main Dam 5. Spillway 6. Ayacut Area

Earth Fill Zone
Type of Dam Type Saddle type GCA 3441.30 Ha
Embankment
Length of Dam 330 m Position of spillway CCA 2752 Ha
Maximum Height 20.12 m Length of Spillway 70 m Intensity of Khariff Irrigation 75 %
Deepest Foundation Level of Dam 289.56 m Crest Level of Spillway 304.32 m Intensity of Rabi Irrigation 37.5%
Top Width of Dam 4.00 m Type, No and Size of gates 9 nos,6m×2m Annual Intensity of Irrigation 112.5%
Seismic Zone II Design discharge of Spillway 792 cumecs

7. Distribution System 8. Purpose of the Project

Right Main Canal Left Main Canal Irrigation Yes
Head discharge 1.34 cumecs Head discharge 1.82 cumecs Hydro Power N/A
4 4
No. and size of H.R. vents nos ,1.5m×2.21 No. and size of H.R. vents nos ,1.5m×2.210 Flood Control N/A
0m m
Sill level of HR 298.38 m Sill level of HR 298.28m Multi Purpose N/A
Assessment of the Health Status of the Dam by: DSRP on 26.02.2019

Dam Component Observation Remedial Measures Suggested Action Taken Remarks

The spillway capacity was It is recommended again that the revised MWL To be rehabilitated
designed for 792 cumec. The should be assessed and if required the upstream under DRIP II.
Dam Safety Directorate parapet wall may be raised to satisfy the free
subsequently has assessed the board requirement.
flood peak to be 804 cumec. The
Hydrology
earlier DSRP-II expressed that
the reassessed SPF should be
around 1000 cumec and
recommended for reassessment
of the design flood.
The longitudinal drains provided These drains may be cleared of debris and
on the d/s berms are generally wherever required these needs to be
covered under debris falling from reconstructed / repaired. New cross drains are
the slope. required to be constructed at 50m intervals.
The rock toe is covered also with The silt and debris from the rock toe is required to
silt and debris. be removed. The toe drain along with filter media
also be made functional by repair / reconstruction
wherever required.
Swampy area has been formed The main outfall drain and the parallel drain
downstream of the dam due to passing below the aqueduct on left side of the
deficiency in drainage dam are to be excavated and re-channelized and
arrangement. finished with stone packing so that the
downstream is free from stagnating water. V-
notch needs to be constructed as per BIS
Earth Dam standard at the outfall of the toe drain to measure
seepage discharge from the dam. The seepage
discharge through this V-notch should be
monitored and recorded regularly.

There is no guard wall on the 0.25m wide, 0.45m high concrete guard wall
downstream side of the dam top should be provided with suitable foundation.
road.
 The dam top road has been
damaged. There is no RD
marking on the dam top. Also, the
dam top is open and freely
accessible for general public.
Leakage from the dam at around
FRL is reported on the
downstream slope close to
contact point with abutment hills.
The saddle spillway on right side
of the dam is with ogee crest and
chute slope of 1 in 12.33. The
Spillway crest level is at 304.32m and at
the end of the chute, the floor
level is RL 300.00m. At the end of
the chute, there is a deep cut-off
reaching up to RL 295.20m.
Hydro- Three phase electrical supply has
Mechanical Items not been made available for
operation of the gates.
There is no DG set provision for
operation of vertical gates.
Rope Drum Hoist
Greasing nipples on the Plummer
blocks of the floating shafts are
found missing. Therefore, it is not
possible to grease the plummer
blocks. It is observed that the wire
ropes have not been greased
since long. The repairing &
greasing of hoist and painting of
hoist platform have also not been
done.
The dam top road should be improved with WBM
layer and 25mm thick premix bitumen carpet with
a 6mm seal coat. The slope of the road should be
towards downstream parapet wall to lead the rain
water to the cross drains. The dam top road may
be provided with gates on the both ends to
prevent trespassing. RD locations may be marked
at 50m interval on both the parapet walls.
It is recommended that in the upstream slope
edge of rip-rap at the butting location between RL
304.00m to 308.00m, one row on either side of
the abutment joints (1m from the joint) in
staggered manner with Bentonite / clay-cement
mix grouting with 2.5m spacing in staggered
fashion may be provided.
During inspection, no damage was observed in
spillway piers and the downstream apron.
Three phase power supply should be provided.
One DG set of 62.5 KVA capacity (wheel
mounted) should be deployed for regular
operation of the gates
The grease nipples should be provided for
Plummer block bearings. Wire ropes should be
greased.
 Vertical Gates Suitable diameter of drains holes (say 40mm)
The painting, repairing & greasing shall be introduced in the web of the horizontal
of the gates has not been done girders at appropriate locations.
for a long time.
There are no drain holes on the
horizontal girders thereby
accumulation of rain water is on
the web plates.
There are two sets of 1.50m x The gates should be regularly maintained as per
2.0m service and emergency IS 7718 “Recommendation for Inspection, testing
Head Regulators gates for head regulator. Gates and maintenance of fixed wheel and slide gates”.
are operated by screw hoist All the gear boxes should be provided with gear
manually. oil.
Instrumentation The existing V-notch at about It needs replacement.
middle of the outfall drain has
been deteriorated.
O&M Manual Not prepared O&M Manual on the pattern of Manuals are
already available. It may be prepared and
implemented.
Emergency Not prepared Dam owners are required to prepare the EAP
Action Plan within 5 years from the date of enactment of the
(EAP) Dam Safety Act, 2021.
Security The dam top road may be provided with gates on
Arrangement the both ends to prevent trespassing. Lighting
arrangement has been proposed by the dam
authority. However, it has been experienced in
other similar projects that in the absence of any
watch and ward arrangement, the lighting facilities
got stolen and assets lost. The lighting
arrangement may be provided only after adequate
arrangement of security of the newly installed
assets is ensured.
Basic Facilities The WBM Approach Road providing access to
both side of the dam is in distress condition. This
should be repaired to make the dam accessible
throughout the year even in bad weather both for
inspection and maintenance purposes.
Sources of The picturesque view of dam gets multiplied by
Secondary the presence of nearby forests on the abutment
Revenue hills even in summer. It can be made more
Generation attractive for the tourists throughout the year by
introducing various water sports and other
recreational facilities at the dam site. Further, it
has the potential to generate revenue from
fisheries also. These all may be explored by
utilizing funds available.