Bargi Dam

Bargi Dam

Rani Avanti Bai Sagar Pariyojana Hydel Power Plant is situated near a small village BUOURA, BARGI It is 54 km from JABALPUR (M.P). This power plant is made on BARGI DAM which is established on river NARMADA which is the largest river in (M.P), flowing towards the west and falling in the ARABIAN SEA. Its total length is 1312 Ian of which it covers 1072 Ian in Madhya Pradesh.

 

DATE OF ESTABLISMENT

The Central Water and Power Commission conceptualized the proposal of this dam construction in 1968 envisaging irrigation in 2,980 square kilometers. The dam construction work started in 1974 and was completed in 1988 when the dam was filled to its complete capacity.

 

CAPACITY

Although the proposed power generation was 105 MW, currently only 90 MW is being generated in this Hydropower Generation Plant. Two independent units of 45 MW each have been set up and they function mainly during the evening peak in demand.

 

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

Bargi dam is the first and longest dam constructed on river Narmada. The total height of the dam is 5.38 Ian out of which 4.53 km of dam is constructed by sand. On the mid of the river strong stone dam is constructed over a length of 826.9

 

History of  villages (Bargi Dam)

Completed in 1990, the Bargi Dam, also known as the Rani Avanti Bai Sagar Irrigation Project was the first major reservoir to be built on the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh. It was expected to irrigate 4.37 lakh hectares of land and produce 105 megawatt of hydropower. Unlike the Sardar Sarovar Dam, which is finally being raised to the maximum height after decades of legal battles, the construction of the Bargi Dam was quick. Government records and testimonies of the residents of the relocated villages, however, show that the government not only ignored the rehabilitation of people at the time of their displacement, but also virtually forgot about them for 27 years.