Mohanpura Dam Rajgarh

Category Adventure, Others

Mohanpura Irrigation Project is the first such project in the country that will irrigate fields with pressure. This is the first long pipeline in the country, under this project costing 3800 crores, the underground canal with the longest pressure pipe will irrigate 1 lakh 35 thousand hectares of land. In the first phase, 25 hectares of rocky land will be irrigated in Kalipith area. Underground pipe laying work is going on in other areas. Mohanpura Dam is built on the Nevaj River, 8 km from Rajgarh.
The catchment area intercepted at the dam site is 3726 sq. km. The Mohanpura dam proposes to provide water for irrigation, domestic and industrial uses. It is proposed to irrigate about 35500 ha Kharif and 62250 ha of Rabi season.