Sarju Sagar Dam

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]

Sarju Sagar Dam
सरजू सागर बांध
Location of Sarju Sagar Dam
सरजू सागर बांध in Rajasthan
Sarju Sagar Dam (India)
Official nameKot Dam or Kot Bandh
CountryIndia
LocationKot, Jhunjhunu
Coordinates27°39′2″N 75°25′10″E
PurposeWater Storage, Irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1924 (1924)
Dam and spillways
Type of damMasonry with embankment main sections
Height7.6 m (25 ft)
Length80 m (260 ft)

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

Nearest places

  • Shakmbhri Mata mandir, Shakmbhri, Jhunjhunu
  • Dhabkyari Balaji, Kot
  • D.D. Market, Kot

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.
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