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The Meja Dam was the primary source of drinking water for Bhilwara city and its surrounding areas. For Bhilwara city, 62 tube wells were installed in the submergence area of the dam, but currently, except for 10 tube wells, all are almost dry. According to records from the PHED, sufficient water was available until 1996. However, after 1996 ...
The dam is situated near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan state in India. The dam was built by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur.. The idea of building a dam over River Jawai was conceived in 1903 as its flooding waters caused heavy damage in Pali and Jalore district during monsoon.
The Jal Bhagirathi Foundation is one of the most prominent non profit organisations in India dealing with the issues of water scarcity in the desert terrains of Rajasthan. The foundation has covered over 550 villages and revived more than 2000 water harvesting structures in the region. [ 43 ]
At the time when the lake was constructed, the city of Ajmer was known as Ajaymeru, as can be noticed from the inscription installed at the lake. Its original capacity is 15 million cubic feet, and the water is spread over 14,000,000 square feet (1,300,000 m 2).
Sunset over Fateh Sagar Lake. Maharana Fateh Singh's hunting party in Udaipur. In 1687, Maharana Jai Singh first constructed the lake but two hundred years later the earthen bund which formed the lake was washed away during floods, and thereafter Maharana Fateh Singh, in 1889, built the "Connaught Dam" on Lake Dewali to mark the visit of Duke of Connaught, son of Queen Victoria.
The Bisalpur dam reservoir supplies irrigation water to the Sawai Madhopur and Tonk districts. It also supplies drinking water to the Ajmer, Jaipur and Tonk districts. [8] From Nasirabad in Ajmer district, the drinking water is also transported to the Bhilwara district via a 15-wagon train, which can carry 2.5 million litres of water. [9]
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi River.It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India. [1] The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and water supply.
The country accounts for 18% of the world's population but has access to only about 4% of the world's water resources. One of the proposed measures to address India's water challenges is the Indian Rivers Interlinking Project. [2] Approximately 80% of India's land area receives rainfall of 750 millimetres (30 in) or more annually.