Sarju Sagar Dam

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Sarju Sagar Dam
सरजू सागर बांध
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Location of Sarju Sagar Dam
सरजू सागर बांध in Rajasthan
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Sarju Sagar Dam (India)
Official nameKot Dam or Kot Bandh
CountryIndia
LocationKot, Jhunjhunu
Coordinates 27°39′2″N75°25′10″E / 27.65056°N 75.41944°E / 27.65056; 75.41944
PurposeWater Storage, Irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1924;101 years ago (1924)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Masonry with embankment main sections
Height7.6 m (25 ft)
Length80 m (260 ft)

Sarju Sagar Dam also known as Kot Dam is a dam across the Shakambhari Hills. It is situated 13 kilometres from Udaipurwati town in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India. [1] The dam was constructed between 1923 and 1924 for the purposes of Irrigation and Water Storage. [2] [3]

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A river flows from it that's name is "Saptrupi river", this flows from Kot dam to udaipurwati

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References

  1. "Kot Dam" . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. "Sarju Sagar Dam - Jhunjhunu Edition" . Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "कोट बांध में 4 फीट पानी और आया". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 September 2018.