| Kutni Dam | |
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| File:Kutni dam in khajwa.jpg Kitni Dam, Madhya Pradesh | |
  Kutni Dam in Madhya Pradesh, India  Kutni Dam (Khajwa) (India) | |
| Official name | Kutni Dam |
| Country | India |
| Location | Khajwa, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates | 24°56′32″N 79°56′47″E / 24.9422348°N 79.9463930°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation and water supply |
| Construction began | 2009 or 2010 |
| Opening date | 2013 or 2014 |
| Operator(s) | Water Resources Department Madhya Pradesh |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kutni river |
| Height | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Surface area | 18.2 km2 |
Kutni Dam is a multipurpose river canal project on Kutni river situated in Khajwa, Madhya Pradesh, India.It is the largest dam in Chhatarpur district.The dam across the Kutni river and it is 7 km from Rajnagar, 12 km from Khajuraho and 40 km from Chhatarpur District.The dam is famous for its beauty and vastness.
Facilities[edit | edit source]
The dam is 25 metres high and lies across the Kutni River. It acts as an irrigation and water[1] supply for villages, towns and cities in the area.[2] There is a proposal to increase the supply of water available for irrigation by building a canal on the left bank of Bariarpur, drawing water from the Ken River. Kutni Island Resort Hotel in Khajwa is located on the small island of Kutni Dam.[3]
Kutni Dam Canal Project[edit | edit source]
The Kutni Dam[4] canal project started in 2009 or 2010 and was completed and opened in 2013 or 2014.
See also[edit | edit source]
List of reservoirs and dams in India
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "गांव को कुटने डैम से चालू होने वाली जल आवर्धन योजना से जोड़ा जाए" [Village should be linked with water augmentation scheme to be started from Kutne Dam] (in हिन्दी). Dainik Bhaskar. 14 May 2018.
- ↑ Londhe, Vasant (29 September 2015). "KUTNI DAM". Medium. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ "MPT Kutni Island Resort, Kutni, Rājnagar, India". Booking.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ↑ "Executive Engineer, Kutni Dam Division, Khajwa, Rajnagar District Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh Pin Code Number | Mobida.In". mobida.in. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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