BAREHALL EARTHEN DAM

SALIENT FEATURES
1 Name of the River Barehalla.
2 Purpose Irrigation.
3 Catchment area 14.00 Sq. miles.(36.26 Sq km)
4 Geographical features Sheet rock at the waste weir portion and hard gravelly soil for
the earthen dam portion is available.
5 Gross storage capacity 278 Mcft.
6 Type of Dam Composite type with masonry spillway with earthen bund.
7 Live storage 6.17m
8 Dead storage 0.9m
9 Full reservoir level 130.00 ft
10 Maximum reservoir level 135.00 ft
11 Length of earthen bund 2390 ft (728.5m)
portion
12 Length of weir portion 100 ft (30.5m)
13 Total length of dam 2490 ft (759m)
14 Max flood discharge 4357 cusecs
15 Height of dam above 68 ft
river bed level
WEIR
 Canal

LBC RBC
1. Length-13.88
Km. 1. Length-3.22
2. Gross Km
command area- 2. Gross
3843 acres. command area-
3. Irrigable area- 400 acres.
2400 acres. 3. Villages
4. Villages benefitted- 2 nos
benefitted- 7 nos. 4. Capacity @
5. Capacity @ head- 12 cusecs.
head- 63 cusecs.
 CROSS-SECTIONS OF CANAL AT DIFFERENT
CHAINAGES
LBC from ch 0.00 to 6.45 km LBC from ch 6.45 to 9.65 km

LBC from ch 9.65 to 13.88 km

RBC from ch 0.00 to 3.22 km
 WEIR PORTION

 STEPPED TYPE WEIR.

LENGTH OF WEIR IS 30.5m.
TOP WIDTH OF WEIR IS 1.00m.
HEIGHT OF WEIR IS 9.75m.
COST OF PROJECT 50.00 LAKHS
(1970)

GRANT PROVIDED
BY THE
GOVERNMENT TILL 0.00
TODAY
 RIVER
TUNGA LIFT
IRRIGATION
SCHEME

WASTE BAREHA
WEIR LLA
NALA DAM

WASTE DUE TO LACK OF

MAINTAINANCE

RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE PURPOSE OF

FILLING THE DAM THROUGH LIS
CONDITION OF BAREHALLA DAM

DUE LACK OF MAINTAINANCE

LEAKAGE IN THE WEIR AND GUIDE WALL
COLLAPSE OR SLIDING OF NALA EMBANKMENT
COLLAPSE OR SLIDING OF NALA EMBANKMENT
SLUICE GATE IS INOPERATIVE
STEEL RAMP COMPLETELY RUSTED
CANAL SECTION IS INCREASING
WASTAGE OF WATER DUE TO LACK OF PROPER HEAD
WALL AND DISTRIBUTION GATE
NO CTC PROVIDED THROUGHTOUT THE LENGTH OF CANAL

Wooden ramps
are temporarily
used by the local
people to cross
the canal
SLIDING OF CANAL EMBANKMENT DURING FLOOD