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	'''Bisalpur Dam''' is a [[gravity dam]] on the [[Banas River]] near [[~~todaraisingh~~\|~~DEOLI~~]] in [[Tonk district]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The dam was completed in 1999 for the purpose of irrigation and water supply.<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=10 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf \|archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref>		'''Bisalpur Dam''' is a [[gravity dam]] on the [[Banas River]] near [[Bisalpur, Rajasthan\|Bisalpur]] in [[Tonk district]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The dam was completed in 1999 for the purpose of irrigation and water supply.<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=10 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf \|archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
			The Bisalpur Dam was set in name of Bisaldev-IV of Chauhan Dynasty Ajmer.

	The Bisalpur dam was constructed in the 1990s by the [[Rajasthan]] state government. During the construction, the people displaced by the dam protested against the state government's rehabilitation and resettlement policy, calling it unjust.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Anil Agarwal \|author2=Sunita Narain \|author3=Srabani Sen \|title=The Citizens' Fifth Report: National overview \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LYojAQAAIAAJ \|year=1999 \|publisher=Centre for Science and Environment \|page=149 \|oclc=928953166 }}</ref>		The Bisalpur dam was constructed in the 1990s by the [[Rajasthan]] state government. During the construction, the people displaced by the dam protested against the state government's rehabilitation and resettlement policy, calling it unjust.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Anil Agarwal \|author2=Sunita Narain \|author3=Srabani Sen \|title=The Citizens' Fifth Report: National overview \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LYojAQAAIAAJ \|year=1999 \|publisher=Centre for Science and Environment \|page=149 \|oclc=928953166 }}</ref>

	In October 1999, the [[Ashok Gehlot]]-led [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] government sanctioned a project to bring the Bisalpur reservoir water to the state capital [[Jaipur]]. However, the project could not be implemented because of financial constraints. In 2004, the [[Vasundhara Raje]]-led [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] government started the construction of a pipeline to bring Bisalpur water to Jaipur.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/31/stories/2004013104340400.htm \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] ~~\|title= A major water project for Jaipur \|date=30 January 2004~~ }}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> The project was co-financed by the [[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB) and the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA).<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Jonas Joerin \|author2=Rajib Shaw \|author3=R. R. Krishnamurthy \|title=Building Resilient Urban Communities \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFOVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19 \|year=2014\|publisher=Emerald \|isbn=978-1-78350-906-5 \|page=19 }}</ref> ADB financed the transmission system (including purification), while JICA financed the transfer system with an 8.88 billion yen 30-year loan at an interest rate of 1.3%.<ref> {{cite web \|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/india/english/activities/activity12.html \|~~title~~=~~Activities in India~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~Japan International Cooperation Agency~~ \|accessdate=10 January 2017 }}</ref> The project was opposed by farmers relying on the Bisalpur water for irrigation. On 13 June 2005, 5 farmers were shot dead while protesting the diversion of Bisalpur water to Jaipur.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Vandana Shiva \|title=Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQzwwzBYGDkC&pg=PA177 \|year=2006 \|publisher=Zed \|isbn=978-1-84277-777-0 \|page=177 }}</ref> The Bisalpur water reached Jaipur in 2009, leading to public protests in surrounding districts like [[Ajmer district\|Ajmer]], [[Bhilwara district\|Bhilwara]], [[Dausa district\|Dausa]] and [[Tonk district\|Tonk]], whose residents demanded a share of the water.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Central-Rajasthan-has-just-the-Bisalpur-dam-to-quench-its-thirst/articleshow/14058765.cms \|~~title~~=Central Rajasthan has just the Bisalpur dam to quench its thirst \|newspaper=The Times of India ~~\|author=Bhanu Pratap Singh \|date=12 June 2012~~ }}</ref>		In October 1999, the [[Ashok Gehlot]]-led [[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] government sanctioned a project to bring the Bisalpur reservoir water to the state capital [[Jaipur]]. However, the project could not be implemented because of financial constraints. In 2004, the [[Vasundhara Raje]]-led [[Bharatiya Janata Party\|BJP]] government started the construction of a pipeline to bring Bisalpur water to Jaipur.<ref>{{cite news \|date=30 January 2004 \|title=A major water project for Jaipur \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/31/stories/2004013104340400.htm \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic\|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref> The project was co-financed by the [[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB) and the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA).<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Jonas Joerin \|author2=Rajib Shaw \|author3=R. R. Krishnamurthy \|title=Building Resilient Urban Communities \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFOVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19 \|year=2014\|publisher=Emerald \|isbn=978-1-78350-906-5 \|page=19 }}</ref> ADB financed the transmission system (including purification), while JICA financed the transfer system with an 8.88 billion yen 30-year loan at an interest rate of 1.3%.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Activities in India \|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/india/english/activities/activity12.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113023004/https://www.jica.go.jp/india/english/activities/activity12.html \|archive-date=13 January 2017 \|accessdate=10 January 2017 \|publisher=Japan International Cooperation Agency}}</ref> The project was opposed by farmers relying on the Bisalpur water for irrigation. On 13 June 2005, 5 farmers were shot dead while protesting the diversion of Bisalpur water to Jaipur.<ref>{{cite book \|author=Vandana Shiva \|title=Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQzwwzBYGDkC&pg=PA177 \|year=2006 \|publisher=Zed \|isbn=978-1-84277-777-0 \|page=177 }}</ref> The Bisalpur water reached Jaipur in 2009, leading to public protests in surrounding districts like [[Ajmer district\|Ajmer]], [[Bhilwara district\|Bhilwara]], [[Dausa district\|Dausa]] and [[Tonk district\|Tonk]], whose residents demanded a share of the water.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Bhanu Pratap Singh \|date=12 June 2012 \|title=Central Rajasthan has just the Bisalpur dam to quench its thirst \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Central-Rajasthan-has-just-the-Bisalpur-dam-to-quench-its-thirst/articleshow/14058765.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201064716/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Central-Rajasthan-has-just-the-Bisalpur-dam-to-quench-its-thirst/articleshow/14058765.cms \|archive-date=1 December 2020 \|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

	== Water supply ==		== Water supply ==

	[[File:Bisaldeo temple submerged.jpg\|thumb\|left\|[[Bisaldeo temple]] and the dam reservoir]]		[[File:Bisaldeo temple submerged.jpg\|thumb\|left\|[[Bisaldeo temple]] and the dam reservoir]]
	The Bisalpur dam reservoir supplies irrigation water to the [[Sawai Madhopur district\|Sawai Madhopur]] and [[Tonk district\|Tonk]] districts. It also supplies drinking water to the [[Ajmer district\|Ajmer]], [[Jaipur district\|Jaipur]] and Tonk districts.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Vijay P. Singh \|author2=Ram Narayan Yadava \|title=Water Resources System Operation \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bge-0XX6ip8C&pg=PA323 \|year=2003 \|publisher=Allied \|isbn=978-81-7764-548-4 \|page=323 }}</ref> From [[Nasirabad, Ajmer\|Nasirabad]] in [[Ajmer district]], the drinking water is also transported to the [[Bhilwara district]] via a 15-wagon train, which can carry 2.5 million litres of water.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Bottled-water-from-desert-state-will-soon-reach-market/articleshow/55017678.cms \|~~title~~=Bottled water from desert state will soon reach market \|newspaper=The Times of India ~~\|date=23 October 2016~~ }}</ref>		The Bisalpur dam reservoir supplies irrigation water to the [[Sawai Madhopur district\|Sawai Madhopur]] and [[Tonk district\|Tonk]] districts. It also supplies drinking water to the [[Ajmer district\|Ajmer]], [[Jaipur district\|Jaipur]] and Tonk districts.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Vijay P. Singh \|author2=Ram Narayan Yadava \|title=Water Resources System Operation \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bge-0XX6ip8C&pg=PA323 \|year=2003 \|publisher=Allied \|isbn=978-81-7764-548-4 \|page=323 }}</ref> From [[Nasirabad, Ajmer\|Nasirabad]] in [[Ajmer district]], the drinking water is also transported to the [[Bhilwara district]] via a 15-wagon train, which can carry 2.5 million litres of water.<ref>{{cite news \|date=23 October 2016 \|title=Bottled water from desert state will soon reach market \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Bottled-water-from-desert-state-will-soon-reach-market/articleshow/55017678.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170114125909/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Bottled-water-from-desert-state-will-soon-reach-market/articleshow/55017678.cms \|archive-date=14 January 2017 \|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

	The reservoir has been called the lifeline of the state capital [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ajmer/Jaipurs-lifeline-Bisalpur-dam-filling-to-the-brim/articleshow/53248289.cms \|~~title~~=~~Jaipur's~~ lifeline Bisalpur dam filling to the brim \|newspaper=The Times of India ~~\|date=17 July 2016~~ }}</ref> Currently, around half of the areas under the Jaipur Municipal Corporation get water from Bisalpur. In 2016, the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) proposed a {{INR}} 9.5 billion project to supply the Bisalpur water to the remaining areas of the city.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/PHED-proposes-2nd-phase-of-Bisalpur-project/articleshow/55125154.cms \|~~title~~=PHED proposes 2nd phase of Bisalpur project \|~~author~~=~~Joychen Joseph~~ \|newspaper=The Times of India ~~\|date=29 October 2016~~ }}</ref>		The reservoir has been called the lifeline of the state capital [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=17 July 2016 \|title=Jaipur's lifeline Bisalpur dam filling to the brim \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ajmer/Jaipurs-lifeline-Bisalpur-dam-filling-to-the-brim/articleshow/53248289.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107181335/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ajmer/Jaipurs-lifeline-Bisalpur-dam-filling-to-the-brim/articleshow/53248289.cms \|archive-date=7 November 2016 \|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> Currently, around half of the areas under the Jaipur Municipal Corporation get water from Bisalpur. In 2016, the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) proposed a {{INR}} 9.5 billion project to supply the Bisalpur water to the remaining areas of the city.<ref>{{cite news \|author=Joychen Joseph \|date=29 October 2016 \|title=PHED proposes 2nd phase of Bisalpur project \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/PHED-proposes-2nd-phase-of-Bisalpur-project/articleshow/55125154.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161102041935/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/PHED-proposes-2nd-phase-of-Bisalpur-project/articleshow/55125154.cms \|archive-date=2 November 2016 \|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

	In 2016, the almost-dry [[Pushkar Lake]] was filled with water from the Bisalpur reservoir for the annual [[Pushkar Fair]].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Pushkar-pond-gets-water-from-Bisalpur/articleshow/55321130.cms \|~~title~~=Pushkar pond gets water from Bisalpur \|newspaper=The Times of India ~~\|date=9 November 2016~~ }}</ref>		In 2016, the almost-dry [[Pushkar Lake]] was filled with water from the Bisalpur reservoir for the annual [[Pushkar Fair]].<ref>{{cite news \|date=9 November 2016 \|title=Pushkar pond gets water from Bisalpur \|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Pushkar-pond-gets-water-from-Bisalpur/articleshow/55321130.cms \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109230054/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Pushkar-pond-gets-water-from-Bisalpur/articleshow/55321130.cms \|archive-date=9 November 2016 \|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

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	'''Bisalpur Dam''' is a [[gravity dam]] on the [[Banas River]] near [[todaraisingh]] in [[Tonk district]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The dam was completed in 1999 for the purpose of irrigation and water supply.<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=10 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf \|archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref>		'''Bisalpur Dam''' is a [[gravity dam]] on the [[Banas River]] near [[todaraisingh\|DEOLI]] in [[Tonk district]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The dam was completed in 1999 for the purpose of irrigation and water supply.<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=10 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf \|archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170113001605/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bisalpur_Dam_D00087 Bisalpur Dam], Water Resources Information System of India		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170113001605/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bisalpur_Dam_D00087 Bisalpur Dam], Water Resources Information System of India

			== See also ==

			* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India\|List of Dams and Reservoirs in India]]

	[[Category:Dams in Rajasthan]]		[[Category:Dams in Rajasthan]]

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'''Bisalpur Dam''' is a [[gravity dam]] on the [[Banas River]] near [[todaraisingh]] in [[Tonk district]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]. The dam was completed in 1999 for the purpose of irrigation and water supply.<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=10 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |archivedate=21 July 2011 }}</ref>

== History ==

The Bisalpur dam was constructed in the 1990s by the [[Rajasthan]] state government. During the construction, the people displaced by the dam protested against the state government's rehabilitation and resettlement policy, calling it unjust.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Anil Agarwal |author2=Sunita Narain |author3=Srabani Sen |title=The Citizens' Fifth Report: National overview |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LYojAQAAIAAJ |year=1999 |publisher=Centre for Science and Environment |page=149 |oclc=928953166 }}</ref>

In October 1999, the [[Ashok Gehlot]]-led [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] government sanctioned a project to bring the Bisalpur reservoir water to the state capital [[Jaipur]]. However, the project could not be implemented because of financial constraints. In 2004, the [[Vasundhara Raje]]-led [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] government started the construction of a pipeline to bring Bisalpur water to Jaipur.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/01/31/stories/2004013104340400.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |title= A major water project for Jaipur |date=30 January 2004 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The project was co-financed by the [[Asian Development Bank]] (ADB) and the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA).<ref>{{cite book |author1=Jonas Joerin |author2=Rajib Shaw |author3=R. R. Krishnamurthy |title=Building Resilient Urban Communities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFOVCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA19 |year=2014|publisher=Emerald |isbn=978-1-78350-906-5 |page=19 }}</ref> ADB financed the transmission system (including purification), while JICA financed the transfer system with an 8.88 billion yen 30-year loan at an interest rate of 1.3%.<ref> {{cite web |url=https://www.jica.go.jp/india/english/activities/activity12.html |title=Activities in India |publisher=Japan International Cooperation Agency |accessdate=10 January 2017 }}</ref> The project was opposed by farmers relying on the Bisalpur water for irrigation. On 13 June 2005, 5 farmers were shot dead while protesting the diversion of Bisalpur water to Jaipur.<ref>{{cite book |author=Vandana Shiva |title=Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQzwwzBYGDkC&pg=PA177 |year=2006 |publisher=Zed |isbn=978-1-84277-777-0 |page=177 }}</ref> The Bisalpur water reached Jaipur in 2009, leading to public protests in surrounding districts like [[Ajmer district|Ajmer]], [[Bhilwara district|Bhilwara]], [[Dausa district|Dausa]] and [[Tonk district|Tonk]], whose residents demanded a share of the water.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Central-Rajasthan-has-just-the-Bisalpur-dam-to-quench-its-thirst/articleshow/14058765.cms |title=Central Rajasthan has just the Bisalpur dam to quench its thirst |newspaper=The Times of India |author=Bhanu Pratap Singh |date=12 June 2012 }}</ref>

== Water supply ==

[[File:Bisaldeo temple submerged.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bisaldeo temple]] and the dam reservoir]]
The Bisalpur dam reservoir supplies irrigation water to the [[Sawai Madhopur district|Sawai Madhopur]] and [[Tonk district|Tonk]] districts. It also supplies drinking water to the [[Ajmer district|Ajmer]], [[Jaipur district|Jaipur]] and Tonk districts.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Vijay P. Singh |author2=Ram Narayan Yadava |title=Water Resources System Operation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bge-0XX6ip8C&pg=PA323 |year=2003 |publisher=Allied |isbn=978-81-7764-548-4 |page=323 }}</ref> From [[Nasirabad, Ajmer|Nasirabad]] in [[Ajmer district]], the drinking water is also transported to the [[Bhilwara district]] via a 15-wagon train, which can carry 2.5 million litres of water.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Bottled-water-from-desert-state-will-soon-reach-market/articleshow/55017678.cms |title=Bottled water from desert state will soon reach market |newspaper=The Times of India |date=23 October 2016 }}</ref>

The reservoir has been called the lifeline of the state capital [[Jaipur]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ajmer/Jaipurs-lifeline-Bisalpur-dam-filling-to-the-brim/articleshow/53248289.cms |title=Jaipur's lifeline Bisalpur dam filling to the brim |newspaper=The Times of India |date=17 July 2016 }}</ref> Currently, around half of the areas under the Jaipur Municipal Corporation get water from Bisalpur. In 2016, the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) proposed a {{INR}} 9.5 billion project to supply the Bisalpur water to the remaining areas of the city.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/PHED-proposes-2nd-phase-of-Bisalpur-project/articleshow/55125154.cms |title=PHED proposes 2nd phase of Bisalpur project |author=Joychen Joseph |newspaper=The Times of India |date=29 October 2016 }}</ref>

In 2016, the almost-dry [[Pushkar Lake]] was filled with water from the Bisalpur reservoir for the annual [[Pushkar Fair]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Pushkar-pond-gets-water-from-Bisalpur/articleshow/55321130.cms |title=Pushkar pond gets water from Bisalpur |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 November 2016 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170113001605/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Bisalpur_Dam_D00087 Bisalpur Dam], Water Resources Information System of India

[[Category:Dams in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Tonk district]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1999]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Tonk district]]