Kanupur Major Irrigation Project JI02389
| # | Attribute | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Project Name | Kanupur Major Irrigation Project |
| 2 | Irrigation Project Name Alias | |
| 3 | Purpose | Irrigation |
| 4 | Type | Major |
| 5 | Engineering Type | Storage |
| 6 | Status | Ongoing |
| 7 | State | Odisha |
| 8 | Districts Benefited | Kendujhar |
| 9 | Basin | Brahmani and Baitarni |
| 10 | River | Baitarani |
| 11 | Project Sharing | None |
| 12 | Intercountry | None |
| 13 | Interbasin | No |
| 14 | Work Started in 5 Year Plan | VIII-Plan |
| 15 | Completed in 5 Year Plan | |
| 16 | Project Approval Status | Planning Commission |
| 17 | Year of Approval by Planning Commission | 2002 |
| 18 | Approved Cost (Rs. in cr) | 428.32 |
| 19 | Actual Cost (Rs. in cr) | |
| 20 | Culturable Command Area (CCA) (th ha) | 29.58 |
| 21 | Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UIP) (th ha) | 47.71 |
| 22 | Potential Created (PC) (th ha) | |
| 23 | Project Covered under ERM Scheme | No |
| 24 | Project Covered under CADA Scheme | No |
| 25 | Project Covered under AIBP Scheme | Yes |
| 26 | Studies Conducted | |
| 27 | Project Covered under Tribal Sub-Plan | Yes |
| 28 | Project Covered under Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) | |
| 29 | Remarks |
| # | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanupur Dam | Dam |
Project in Brief
Kanupur Irrigation Project is a major irrigation project across Baitarani River near village Basudevpur, in Keonjhar district of Odisha. The various components of the project are:
- 3460 m long and 39.5 m height earth dam across river Baitarani with gross storage capacity of 33,102 Mm3.
- 213 m long centrally located Ogee type gated concrete spillway to cater to a design flood of 14,450 m3/sec.
- 12 nos. of redial gates of size 15m x 12m
- 280 m long dyke on the left flank.
- 77.673 km long unlined right main canal with Head discharge of 44.95 m3/sec.
The project was approved by Planning Commission in 2002 at an estimated cost of Rs.428.32 crore (1998 price level) and envisaged irrigation to CCA of 29,578 ha, with annual irrigation of 47,709 ha. The project was started in 1991-92 and the entire project was brought under AIBP in the year 2003-04.
The latest revised estimated cost of the project is for Rs.1067.51 crore (2008 price level), which has been accorded investment clearance by Planning Commission vide letter No. 2(267)/2007 –WR dated 02.12.2009.
Upto March 2011 no irrigation potential is created.
