BASANIA HEP_PFR - Ministry of Power
BASANIA HEP_PFR - Ministry of Power
BASANIA HEP_PFR - Ministry of Power
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Preliminary Feasibility Report<br />
Basania HE Project 3 X 30 MW<br />
39 Km forms boundary between Maharashtra and Gujarat. The river has a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> falls in its head reaches, at 8 Km from source the river drops 21m to<br />
24 m at Kapildhara falls, 0.4 Km further downstream it drops about by 4.6m at<br />
Dudhara falls. Flowing generally in southwesterly direction in narrow and deep<br />
valley the river takes pinhead turns at many places. Dhaundhara falls is located<br />
404 Km from the source and is near Jabalpur where river falls 15m, after which it<br />
flows through marbles, after passing the marble rocks Narmada enters the upper<br />
fertile plains at Nandhar, 806 Km from source and at Dhardi, 47 Km further<br />
downstream the river drops 12 m at each place. At 966 Km from source<br />
Sahasradhara falls is located and river drops further by 6.7m, flowing further<br />
west the river enters the lower hilly regions and flows through a gorge.<br />
Convergence <strong>of</strong> Vindhyas from the north and Satpuras from the south towards<br />
the river forms the 113 Km gorge. Emerging from the gorge the river enters<br />
lower plains where it meanders in broad curves till it falls into Gulf <strong>of</strong> Cambay in<br />
the Arabian Sea near Bharuch in Gujarat.<br />
The river has 41 tributaries <strong>of</strong> which 22 on left side and 19 on the right, the<br />
important tributaries are Burhner, Banjar, Sher, Kharmer, Tawa, Chhota Tawa,<br />
Kundi, Shakker, Dudhi, Ganjal, Goi, Karjan, Hiran, Tendori, Barna, Kolar, Man,<br />
Uri, Hatni, Orsang etc.<br />
The catchment plan <strong>of</strong> Narmada basin up to Basania along with rainfall stations,<br />
G&D sites marked is shown as Plate 5.1.<br />
5.2.1 CATCHMENT AREA<br />
The Narmada basin up to Basania proposed dam site lies between Longitude<br />
80 o 24’5’’ E to 81 o 47’23’’ E and Latitude 21 o 59’40’’ N to 23 o 17’11’’ N. The<br />
catchment area up to the proposed dam site is 9472 sq.km. Most <strong>of</strong> the area lies<br />
in Mandla and Shahdol districts <strong>of</strong> Madhya Pradesh.<br />
The catchment areas <strong>of</strong> River Narmada up to Dindori G&D site is about 2388<br />
sq.km., up to Manot G&D site is about 5025 sq.km and catchment areas <strong>of</strong> River<br />
Burhner, a tributary <strong>of</strong> Narmada, up to Mohgaon G&D site is about 4090 sq.km.<br />
NH/CON/229 23 01/2004