Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam: Difference between revisions

'''Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam''' is a [[dam]] across the [[Mahi River]]. It is situated 16&nbsp;kilometres from [[Banswara]] town in [[Banswara district]] [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://banswara.nic.in/e_mahi.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-03-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626165455/http://banswara.nic.in/e_mahi.htm |archivedate=2014-06-26 }}</ref> The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of [[hydroelectric]] power generation and water supply. It is the longest dam and second largest dam in Rajasthan. It is named after [[Jamnalal Bajaj]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Hydroelectric Power Plants in India - Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan|url=http://www.industcards.com/hydro-india-mp-raj.htm|publisher=IndustCards|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Water Resources Development Projects in the Mahi Basin|url=http://www.nih.ernet.in/rbis/india_information/Mahi_projects.htm|publisher=National Institute of Hydrology Roorkee|accessdate=24 March 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211070713/http://www.nih.ernet.in/rbis/India_information/Mahi_projects.htm|archivedate=11 February 2012}}</ref>It is the biggest multipurpose project for tribal area of Rajasthan

The dam has an installed capacity of 140 MW.<ref>http://www.rvunl.com/Mahi%20hydel%20power%20station.php</ref>