Konar River
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The Konar River is a tributary of Damodar River
in Hazaribagh
and Bokaro
districts of the India
n state
of Jharkhand
.
to receive the waters of the Bokaro River
, shortly before it joins the Damodar River
near Jaridih Bazar
in Bokaro district.
is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation
. It was constructed across the Konar River and inaugurated in 1955
Konar Dam is 4535 metres (14,878.6 ft) long and 48.77 metres (160 ft) high. The reservoir covers an area of 27.92 sq km. The Konar earth and concrete dam has a catchment area of 997 sq km
Damodar River
Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...
in Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh District
Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Hazaribagh town is the district headquarters. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.-Etymology:The district is named after its headquarters, the town of Hazaribagh...
and Bokaro
Bokaro District
Bokaro district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District. Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters...
districts of the India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
.
Course
The Konar originates near Sultana village on the Hazaribagh-Chatra Road.Thereafter, the Konar with its tributary Siwani drains a greater portion of the Hazaribagh plateau, and then descending through the barren wastes of scrub and jungle passes GomiaGomia
Gomia is a census town in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The modern name is a transformation of Gumia over the years. Though, till date, it is still Gumia for the South Eastern Railway...
to receive the waters of the Bokaro River
Bokaro River
The Bokaro River flows through the Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Course:The Bokaro River rises on the Hazaribagh plateau, south of Hazaribagh, but quickly skirts the southern face to pass in a narrow and beautiful valley between Jilinga and Langu Hills.It passes...
, shortly before it joins the Damodar River
Damodar River
Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...
near Jaridih Bazar
Jaridih Bazar
Jaridih Bazar is a census town in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Jaridih Bazar is located at .It is on the banks of Damodar River, a little above its point of confluence with Konar River.-Demographics:...
in Bokaro district.
Konar Dam
Konar DamKonar Dam
Konar dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation.. It was constructed across the Konar River, a tributary of the Damodar River in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in 1955.Konar Dam is long and high...
is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation
Damodar Valley Corporation
The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India . It is modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority of the USA. Jawaharlal...
. It was constructed across the Konar River and inaugurated in 1955
Konar Dam is 4535 metres (14,878.6 ft) long and 48.77 metres (160 ft) high. The reservoir covers an area of 27.92 sq km. The Konar earth and concrete dam has a catchment area of 997 sq km