Chambal Valley project was undertaken during 1953-1954 to bring prosperity to the Chambal valley region. Chambal Valley below Kota constitutes a fertile alluvial plain. This project brought additional hectares under perennial irrigation on either side of Chambal River below Kota. The Chambal Valley project includes three dams and a barrage across the Chambal. Moreover, it is convenient to construct dams across the river between Chowrasigarh and Kota because of the fact that the Chambal River flows through a gorge between these two places (Chowrasigarh and Kota).
One of the dams under Chambal Valley project is Gandhi Sagar Dam. This dam is situated at a site of 8 km downstream from Chowrasigarh Fort that has a power station huge power capacity. Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is the second dam under this valley project. This dam is situated at a distance of about 33 kms downstream near Ravat Bhatta in Rajasthan. The power station at this particular dam has large power capacity providing irrigation facility to large hectare of land. Kota Dam is the third dam under Chambal Valley project. This dam is located at a distance of around 16 km above the Kota town. It has a power with huge power provision.
Kota barrage is positioned near Kota from where an alluvial plain runs along the Chambal River. This barrage diverts the water released by these three dams namely, Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Kota Dam for irrigation. Two canals on either side of Chambal River take off from above this barrage.
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