Technical/Educational Visit

Two Day Technical Visit at

“Kadana and Panam Dam”

on

18th & 19th September, 2017

Organized By:

Civil Engineering Department,

Of

Chhotubhai Gopalbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Bardoli.

The visit at Kadana Dam and Panam Dam was organized by Civil Engineering

Department of CGPIT, Maliba Campus, Bardoli, Surat of Uka Tarsadia University.

Organizers:

Prof. Nikita Patel,

Prof. Helly Mehta,

Prof. Urvi Rathod,

Prof. Krutharth Patel

The Students of Diploma 5th

Semester along with the strength of 37 in numbers

were taken on a visit on 18th

and 19th

September, 2017 to Kadana and Panam Dam for

Technical and Operational Purpose.

Kadana Dam :

Information

Location Village: Kadana, Tal: Santrampur Dist: Panchmahals

Purpose Irrigation, Hydro-Power & Flood Protection

River Mahi

Area of catchment 25520 km2

Mean annual runoff in the catchment 7696 Mm3

Mean annual rainfall 760 mm

Year of commencement of construction work 1969

Year of completion 1979

Dam

Type Earthen & Masonry

Bed Rock Quartzite

Maximum height above the lowest point of foundation 66 m

Length at the top of the dam 1551 m

Total Volume Content:

Concrete 0.334 mm3

Masonry 0.83 mm3

Earthwork 1.21 mm3

Reservoir

Area at full reservoir level 166 Km2

Gross storage capacity 1542 mm3

Effective storage capacity 1203 mm3

Area under submergence

a) Forest b) Waste land c) Culturable

a) 7750 ha b) NIL c) 9258 ha

No. of villages under submergence 176 Partial, 9 Full

Spillway

Type Ogee

Length 406 m Main Spillway + 133 m Add. Spillway.

Energy dissipater Roller Bucket

Maximum discharge 49497 m3/s

Type, Nos. and size of gate Radial, 27, ( 15.5m x 14m) (21 Main spillway, 6 Add. Spillway)

Canal

Length of canal 42 km (left)

Capacity 11 m3/s

Gross command area 12795 ha

Culturable command area 11059 ha

Cost

Estimated cost Rs. 10186.32 Lacs.

Power Plant

Type Hydro Power

Hydraulic Head 45m

Maximum discharge 634 m3/s

Capacity 240 MW

Firm 17 MW (Post Banswada stage)

Secondary. 0 to 28 MW (Post Banswada Stage )

Geology

Name of Scheme District Rock type encountered at the dam site

Gajansar Kachchh Prominent Shale with Sub-ordinate Sandstone.

Panam Dam:

Information

Location Vill.: Kel Dezar, Tal: Santrampur Dist.: Panchmahals

Purpose Irrigation, Water Supply, Power Generation & Fisheries

River Panam ( Tributory of Mahi)

Area of catchment 2312 km2

Mean annual runoff in the catchment 26 Mm3

Mean annual rainfall 940 mm

Year of commencement of construction work 1971

Year of completion 1999

Dam

Type Masonry

Bed Rock Quartizite & Phyllite

Maximum height above the lowest point of foundation 56.36 m

Length at the top of the dam 269.45 m

Total Volume Content:

Concrete 0.71 mm3

Masonry 2.88 mm3

Earthwork 2.68 mm3

Reservoir

Area at full reservoir level 89.80 Km2

Gross storage capacity 737.60 mm3

Effective storage capacity 698.84 mm3

Area under submergence

a) Forest b) Waste land c) Culturable

a) 1686 ha b) 2075 ha c) 5229 ha

No. of villages under submergence 6 partial, 36 full

Spillway

Type Ogee

Length 182.27 m

Energy dissipater Roller Bucker

Maximum discharge 10075 m3/s

Type, Nos. and size of gate Radial, 10 (14.93.x 11.28m)

Canal

Length of canal 99.725 km

Capacity 21.00 m3/s

Gross command area 58273 ha

Culturable command area 36405 ha

Cost

Estimated cost Rs.128.57 Crore.

Expenditure upto March, 1987 Rs .116.50 Crore.

Geology

Name of Scheme District Rock type encountered at the dam site

Panam Panchmahals Quartzite and Alternate bands of Quartzite and Mica-schists.

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