Indrabati Dam (In Odia: ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରାବତୀ ଡ୍ୟାମ୍/ବନ୍ଧ) is a gravity dam on the Indravati River a tributary of Godavari. It's about 90 kilometers from Bhawanipatna, Kalahandi in the state of Odisha in India.
It is connected to the main Indravati reservoir via 4.32 km long and 7 m dia headrace tunnel designed for a discharge capacity of 210 cumecs and terminating in a surge shaft. The height of the Dam is 45 meters which is 148 ft and the length is 539 meters and 1,768 in ft.
Prior to 1947 Late HH Maharaja PK Deo had already envisioned the project and played a pivotal role afterward. The main purpose of the dam was Hydroelectricity and irrigation. The project was operating and maintaining by the Government of Odisha and Water Resources Department. The dam was completed in the year of 1996.
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