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Maneri Dam

Overview

•The Maneri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River located at Maneri, 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) east of Uttarkashi in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India.
•The primary purpose of the dam is to divert water into a tunnel which feeds the 90-megawatt (120,000 hp) run-of-the-river Tiloth Power Plant.

Highlights

The Maneri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River located at Maneri, 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) east of Uttarkashi in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India.
The primary purpose of the dam is to divert water into a tunnel which feeds the 90-megawatt (120,000 hp) run-of-the-river Tiloth Power Plant.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Architecture

•The Maneri Dam is a 39 m (128 ft) tall and 127 m (417 ft) wide gravity dam with a structural volume of 13,700 m3 (17,919 cu yd).
•It's spillway is located on its crest and is controlled by four tainter gates.
•In addition to discharge tunnel, the spillway has a maximum discharge capacity of 5,000 m3/s (176,573 cu ft/s).
•The dam's reservoir has a 600,000 m3 capacity, of which 510,000 m3 is active (or "useful") capacity.

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The Maneri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River located at Maneri, 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) east of Uttarkashi in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Maneri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River located at Maneri, 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) east of Uttarkashi in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India. The primary purpose of the dam is to divert water into a tunnel which feeds the 90-megawatt (120,000 hp) run-of-the-river Tiloth Power Plant.

It is about 7.6 km from central Uttarkashi.

The most comfortable months are January, February, April, May and September; June is the hottest, with highs around 30°C.