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	\| name = Bijapur Dam		\| name = Bijapur Dam
	\| name_official = Bijapur Canal		\| name_official = Bijapur Canal
	\| coordinates = 30.35465, 78.03593		\| coordinates = {{coord\|30.35465\|78.03593\|}}
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| dam_type = Check Dam		\| dam_type = Check Dam
	\| location = Garhi Cantt, Dehra Dun, India.		\| location = Garhi Cantt, Dehra Dun, India
	}}		}}
	'''Bijapur Dam''' is situated in the [[Dehradun Cantonment\|Garhi Cantonment]] area of [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCIPAQAAIAAJ \|title=Bhārata Kā Rājapatra, The Gazette of India\|year=1954 }}</ref> The Bijapur [[check dam]]<ref name="Dainik Jagran 28 October 2022">{{cite news \|title=देहरादून : नदी में डूबने से सचिवालय में तैनात कंप्यूटर सहायक की मौत, कुछ माह पहले हुई थी शादी \|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-computer-assistant-dies-due-to-drowning-in-river-located-at-bijapur-dam-22596099.html \|access-date=28 October 2022 \|work=Dainik Jagran \|language=hi}}</ref> was built on the [[Tons River\|Tons river]] close to Karkuli valley by Britishers in the year 1841, witnessing the [[civil engineering]] proficiency of British official [[Sir Proby Thomas Cautley]], who worked on this one of the oldest check dams in Uttarakhand to improve the water supply in the region.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 5, 2015 \|first=Yogesh \|last=Kumar \|title=Doon & dams: A centuries-old connection \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/doon-dams-a-centuries-old-connection/articleshow/49227080.cms \|access-date=2022-07-16 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref>		'''Bijapur Dam''' is situated in the [[Dehradun Cantonment\|Garhi Cantonment]] area of [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCIPAQAAIAAJ \|title=Bhārata Kā Rājapatra, The Gazette of India\|year=1954 }}</ref> The Bijapur [[check dam]]<ref name="Dainik Jagran 28 October 2022">{{cite news \|title=देहरादून : नदी में डूबने से सचिवालय में तैनात कंप्यूटर सहायक की मौत, कुछ माह पहले हुई थी शादी \|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-computer-assistant-dies-due-to-drowning-in-river-located-at-bijapur-dam-22596099.html \|access-date=28 October 2022 \|work=Dainik Jagran \|language=hi}}</ref> was built on the [[Tons River\|Tons river]] close to Karkuli valley by Britishers in the year 1841, witnessing the [[civil engineering]] proficiency of British official [[Sir Proby Thomas Cautley]], who worked on this one of the oldest check dams in Uttarakhand to improve the water supply in the region.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=October 5, 2015 \|first=Yogesh \|last=Kumar \|title=Doon & dams: A centuries-old connection \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/doon-dams-a-centuries-old-connection/articleshow/49227080.cms \|access-date=2022-07-16 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref>
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* {{Official website\|https://www.uttarakhandirrigation.com/bijapur-canal}}		* {{Official website\|https://www.uttarakhandirrigation.com/bijapur-canal}}

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{{Infobox dam
| name = Bijapur Dam
| name_official = Bijapur Canal
| coordinates = 30.35465, 78.03593
| country = India
| dam_type = Check Dam
| location = Garhi Cantt, Dehra Dun, India.
}}
'''Bijapur Dam''' is situated in the [[Dehradun Cantonment|Garhi Cantonment]] area of [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCIPAQAAIAAJ |title=Bhārata Kā Rājapatra, The Gazette of India|year=1954 }}</ref> The Bijapur [[check dam]]<ref name="Dainik Jagran 28 October 2022">{{cite news |title=देहरादून : नदी में डूबने से सचिवालय में तैनात कंप्यूटर सहायक की मौत, कुछ माह पहले हुई थी शादी |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/dehradun-city-computer-assistant-dies-due-to-drowning-in-river-located-at-bijapur-dam-22596099.html |access-date=28 October 2022 |work=Dainik Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> was built on the [[Tons River|Tons river]] close to Karkuli valley by Britishers in the year 1841, witnessing the [[civil engineering]] proficiency of British official [[Sir Proby Thomas Cautley]], who worked on this one of the oldest check dams in Uttarakhand to improve the water supply in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2015 |first=Yogesh |last=Kumar |title=Doon & dams: A centuries-old connection |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/doon-dams-a-centuries-old-connection/articleshow/49227080.cms |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
Cautley created the blueprints and cost estimates for the Bijapur [[Canal]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Work in progress to cover British-laid Kalanga canal |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2014/state-editions/work-in-progress-to-cover-british-laid-kalanga-canal.html |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref> but Captain Kirke—at the time the adjutant of the Sirmur Battalion—supervised the construction of the works. In the month of January 1841, water was allowed into the canal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bijapur Canal {{!}} Welcome to Uttarakhand Irrigation Department |url=https://www.uttarakhandirrigation.com/bijapur-canal |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=www.uttarakhandirrigation.com}}</ref>

=== The Head works ===
A [[mountain stream]] called Tons that drains the Karkuli valley provides water for the [[Bijapur canal]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wmNGKpcE83cC |title=The Holy Himalaya |year=1989 |publisher=[[Nitya Nand]], [[Kamlesh Kumar]]|isbn=9788170350552 }}</ref> Captain Cautley took advantage of some sizable chunks of rock that had fallen into the riverbed close to the left bank directly beneath the settlement of Bijapur when determining the immediate location for the head works.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=abk2DwAAQBAJ |title=Sals of the Valley: A Memorial to Dehra Dun |date=21 September 2017 |publisher=[[Pradeep Singh]]|isbn=9781947752740 }}</ref> The [[Head (hydrology)|head]] was constructed entirely of loose rocks prior to 1858. In order to provide a full and constant supply of water during the rains, the [[canal]] was built with new head works that included scouring sluices, shrines, and grills, while also excluding pebbles and shingles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Canals in Uttarakhand Issues and Analysis @ abhipedia Powered by ABHIMANU IAS |url=https://abhipedia.abhimanu.com/Article/State/MTIzNDgz/Historical-Canals-in-Uttarakhand-Uttarakhand |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=abhipedia.abhimanu.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Dehradun canals]]
* [[Dakpathar Barrage]]

== References ==

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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.uttarakhandirrigation.com/bijapur-canal}}

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Rivers of Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Canals in India]]
[[Category:Irrigation in India]]
[[Category:Water supply infrastructure in India]]

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