Sarju Sagar Dam

Sarju Sagar Dam also known as Kot Dam is a dam across the Shakambhari Hills. It is situated 13 kilometres from Udaipurwati town in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India.[1] The dam was constructed between 1923 and 1924 for the purposes of Irrigation and Water Storage.[2][3]

Sarju Sagar Dam
सरजू सागर बांध
Sarju Sagar Dam is located in Rajasthan
Sarju Sagar Dam
Location of Sarju Sagar Dam
सरजू सागर बांध in Rajasthan
Sarju Sagar Dam is located in India
Sarju Sagar Dam
Sarju Sagar Dam (India)
Official nameKot Dam or Kot Bandh
CountryIndia
LocationKot, Jhunjhunu
Coordinates27°39′2″N 75°25′10″E
PurposeWater Storage, Irrigation
StatusOperational
Opening date1924 (1924)
Dam and spillways
Type of damMasonry with embankment main sections
Height7.6 m (25 ft)
Length80 m (260 ft)

A river flows from it that's name is "Saptrupi river" , this flows from Kot dam to udaipurwati

Nearest places

  • Shakmbhri Mata mandir, Shakmbhri, Jhunjhunu
  • Dhabkyari Balaji, Kot
  • D.D. Market, Kot

References

  1. "Kot Dam". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. "Sarju Sagar Dam - Jhunjhunu Edition". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "कोट बांध में 4 फीट पानी और आया". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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