Ranjit Sagar Dam

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox dam
| name = Ranjit Sagar Dam
| location_map = India Punjab#India
| location_map_size =
| location_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|32|26|33|N|75|43|43|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = India
| location = [[Basholi]] & [[Pathankot]]
| status = O
| construction_began = 1981
| opening = 2001
| demolished =
| cost =
| owner = [[Water Resources(Irrigation) Department,Government of Punjab,India]]
| dam_type = Embankment, earth-fill
| dam_height = {{Convert|160|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_height_thalweg =
| dam_height_foundation=
| dam_length = {{Convert|617|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_crest = {{Convert|14|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_base = {{Convert|669.2|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_volume = {{Convert|21920000|m3|cuyd|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=India: National Register of Large Dams 2009|url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf|publisher=Central Water Commission|accessdate=22 November 2011}}</ref>
| dam_elevation_crest ={{Convert|540|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_crosses = [[Ravi River]]
| spillway_count =
| spillway_type = Controlled-chute
| spillway_capacity = {{Convert|24637|m3/s|ft3/s|0|abbr=on}}
| res_name =
| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|3280000000|m3|acre feet|0|abbr=on}}
| res_capacity_active = {{Convert|2344000000|m3|acre feet|0|abbr=on}}
| res_capacity_inactive=
| res_catchment =
| res_surface =
| res_elevation ={{Convert|527.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| res_max_depth =
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| res_max_width =
| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|121.9|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (max)<ref name=CWC>{{cite web|title=Ranjitsagar Dam|url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/webpages/projects.html#ranjit|publisher=Central Water Commission|accessdate=24 November 2011}}</ref>
| res_tidal_range =
| plant_operator =
| plant_commission = 2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Ranjit Sagar Dam|url=http://www.psebindia.org/docs/ranjit_sagar.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502201435/http://www.psebindia.org/docs/ranjit_sagar.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 May 2008|publisher=Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.|accessdate=24 November 2011}}</ref>
| plant_decommission =
| plant_type =
| plant_turbines = 4 x 150 [[megawatt|MW]] [[Francis-type]]
| plant_capacity = 600 MW
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| website =
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}}
[[File:BankThein Dam lake.jpg|thumb|BankThein Dam lake]]
[[File:Ranjit sagar dam lake.jpg|thumb|Ranjit sagar dam lake]]
The '''Ranjit Sagar Dam''', also known as the '''Thein Dam''', is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Punjab Irrigation Department on the [[Ravi River]] on the border of Union Territory, [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and state [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at [[Madhopur, Punjab|Madhopur]].<ref name="CWC" /> A large portion, up to 60%, of the reservoir falls within Jammu and Kashmir. The dam is around and equidistant 30 km from both [[Pathankot]] in the state of Punjab and [[Kathua]] in Jammu and Kashmir. The project is used for both irrigation and power generation. The project is the largest [[hydroelectric]] dam in Punjab with a capacity of 600 megawatts. Also, the dam is amongst the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter [[penstock]] pipes in the country. The township where the site is located is called [[Shah pur Kandi]] Township. Feasibility studies for the project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began in 1981, the generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Overview of Ranjit Sagar Dam Project, Gurdaspur District, Punjab|url=http://www.portal.gsi.gov.in/gsiDoc/pub/cs_ranjit_sagar_dam.pdf|publisher=Geological Survey of India|accessdate=24 November 2011}}</ref>

There have been several issues and claims between the governments of Jammu and Kashmir and of Punjab over the usage of water, electricity, employment, compensation to the locals and land acquisition. On 12 May 2017 Government of Jammu and Kashmir raised these issues in the Northern Zonal Council Meeting held in Chandigarh; following which the Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI mandated the construction of barrages that will allow both states equal rights over the dam. The proposed barrages will help Jammu and Kashmir irrigate Samba and Kathua districts. The Government of Punjab had also agreed to share electricity produced through the project but previous claims of Jammu and Kashmir remained unsettled and a resolution is pending. In 2017, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir claimed 8000 crores from fhs Government of Punjab as losses.

== References ==
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{{Power Plants of Punjab, India}}
{{Hydrography of Punjab, India}}

[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Dams in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Earth-filled dams]]
[[Category:Gurdaspur district]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 2001]]
[[Category:Dams on the Ravi River]]
[[Category:Pathankot district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Gurdaspur district]]
[[Category:2001 establishments in Punjab, India]]

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