Bansagar Dam
Bansagar known as Ban Sagar Dam, is a multipurpose river valley project on the Son River in the Ganges Basin in Madhya Pradesh, India. It serves both irrigation purposes and generates 435 MW of hydroelectric power. Constructed near the Deolond village in the Shahdol district, the Bansagar Dam is surrounded by Satna, Katni, and Rewa districts. The project is named "Bansagar" after Bana Bhatt, a prominent Sanskrit scholar believed to have originated from this region in India during the 7th century. The dam coordinates Latitude 24-11-30 N and Longitude 81-17-15 E.
This project was called the "Dimba Project" in 1956 by the Central Water Commission, New Delhi. It was to be constructed on the Sone River at the confluence of the Sone and Banas Rivers near Shikarganj town 30 km downriver from the present site. Later it was relocated to the present site at Deolond. In 1973, the State Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar reached an agreement for the dam's construction, with the governments sharing expenditures 2:1:1. The 4 million acre-feet of water is likewise divided among the states in the same proportion. The construction work was started in 1978 at an original approved cost of Rs. 91.31 crores. The final estimated cost in 1998 was Rs. 1054.96 crores. Use our Shahdol visit planner to plan your trip to Bansagar Dam and other attractions in Shahdol.