Sukta River
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Sukta River is a sub-tributary on the left bank of the Narmada River, in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Sukta Dam or Bhagwant Sagar Sukta Dam is an earthen dam with a spillway constructed across the Sukta River at village Dongargaon in Pandhana tahsil of Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh, India..
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Sukta Dam
The Sukta Dam, also known as Bhagwant Sagar Sukta Dam, is an earthen dam with a spillway constructed across the Sukta River (a tributary of the Narmada) near the village of Dongar in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, primarily used for irrigation and domestic water supply.
Sukta Project
Sukta Project: An earthen dam with a spillway was constructed across the Sukta river near the village of Dongar in March 1984.
Purpose: The project's reservoir provides water for irrigation (73.76 MCM) and domestic water supply (4.24 MCM).
Project Details:
The live storage of the reservoir is 78 MCM.
The gross command area (GCA) is 19533 ha, and the culturable command area (CCA) is 16599 ha.
The total cost of the project was 12.6 Crores.
Other Information: The Sukta Irrigation System is located in the Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh.
The system is a crucial source of irrigation for agricultural lands in the region.
It's designed to provide water to farmers, allowing them to cultivate crops and enhance agricultural productivity.
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