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Rihand Dam

Rihand Dam is situated at Pipari on Renukut-Shaktinagar road in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. It is five miles from Renukut and approximately 46 kms from the point where the Son River joins River Rihand on an area bordering with the southern highlands of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The dam is built on River Rihand, a tributary of Son River over a reservoir named Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Lake. The reservoir covers an area of 450 sq meter.

Started in 1954, the construction of the 91.44 meter high and 934.21 m long concrete gravity dam was completed in 1962. It hosts a hydroelectric power generation plant that generates 300 megawatt of electricity and is managed by the U.P. Hydroelectricity Corporation Ltd.

 

The Dam has 61 joint and independent blocks. The water of the dam is released into Rihand River to irrigate the agricultural land in the state all through the year.
 

Getting There

In Sonbhadra, taxis, buses and autos are available easily. The city is well connected by rail and road to Delhi, Allahabad, Ranchi and Patna. There are a number of moderately priced hotels in the town.

Muirpur Airport is situated at Muirpur approximately 12 km from the Renukut is the nearest airport to Sonbhadra. Currently there are no scheduled commercial air service at this Airport.

Varanasi International Airport in Varanasi, 118 km north of Sonbhadra. It is about two and a half hours drive to the Airport from Sonbhadra. Buses are available at all hours of the day from Varanasi and it normally takes 2½ hours to cover the distance.

 

   

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