Dholidhaja Dam
Appearance
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Dholidhaja Dam | |
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![]() Dholi Dhaja Dam Gate | |
Official name | Bhogavo-II (Wadhowan) Dam |
Country | India |
Location | Surendranagar, Gujarat |
Coordinates | 22°42′50″N 71°34′20″E / 22.71389°N 71.57222°E |
Opening date | 1959[1] |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthen |
Impounds | Bhogavo River |
Length | 3891 m[1] |
Dholi Dhaja (White Flag) Dam, across the Bhogavo River, is located near Surendranagar city and in the urban area of Surendranagar Dudhrej Municipality in the state of Gujarat, India.
Purpose
[edit]It provides drinking and utility water to 300,000 to 400,000 people of Surendranagar, Wadhwan, Joravarnagar, and Ratanpar.[2]
Tourism
[edit]On 26 January 2010, Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, announced that Dholidhaja Dam would be developed as a tourist destination.[citation needed]
60,000 trees have been planted near the dam.
It has developed into a very good picnic spot.
Transport
[edit]It is located in the west of Surendranagar. Dholidhaja Dam can be reached via Muli Highway or via Dalmill-Khamisana Road.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bhogavo-II (Wadhowan) Dam D01482". India-WRIS. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Narmada water released into Dholi Dhaja dam in Surendranagar". The Times of India. Rajkot. TNN. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2013.