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Kelo Major Irrigation Project JI02840
| # | Attribute | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Project Name | Kelo Major Irrigation Project |
| 2 | Irrigation Project Name Alias | |
| 3 | Purpose | Irrigation |
| 4 | Type | Major |
| 5 | Engineering Type | Storage |
| 6 | Status | Ongoing |
| 7 | State | Chhattisgarh |
| 8 | Districts Benefited | Raigarh |
| 9 | Basin | Mahanadi |
| 10 | River | Kelo |
| 11 | Project Sharing | None |
| 12 | Intercountry | None |
| 13 | Interbasin | No |
| 14 | Work Started in 5 Year Plan | XI-Plan |
| 15 | Completed in 5 Year Plan | |
| 16 | Project Approval Status | Planning Commission |
| 17 | Year of Approval by Planning Commission | 2009 |
| 18 | Approved Cost (Rs. in cr) | 606.91 |
| 19 | Actual Cost (Rs. in cr) | |
| 20 | Culturable Command Area (CCA) (th ha) | 24.39 |
| 21 | Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UIP) (th ha) | 22.81 |
| 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 | Kelo Dam | Dam |
Introduction
Kelo Project (Chhattisgarh) envisages construction of an earthen dam with concrete/ masonry spillway across river Kelo, a tributary of river Mahanadi and is situated near village Danote, 8 kms North of Raigarh town in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. The project contemplates to provide irrigation benefits to an area of 22,810 ha (Annual Irrigation) in a CCA of 24,396 ha in Raigarh and Janjgir-Champa districts of Chhattisgarh. In addition, provision of drinking water of 4.44 MCM to Raigarh town and 4.44 MCM for industrial use is also kept in the project proposal.
Unit – I Head works
The project envisages construction of earthen dam with two saddle dams and a concrete spillway as detailed under.
- Earthen dam of maximum height of 24.22 m with total length of 2270 m comprising of main earthen dam of 1270 m, Saddle I earthen dam of 90 m and Saddle II earthen dam of 910 m.
- Gross storage capacity is 76.07 Mcum and live storage capacity is 45.84 Mcum.
- Concrete/ masonry gravity dam is provided in Saddle I comprising of 142 m overflow portion and 50 m non over flow portion. The spillway radial gates (8 numbers) are of size 10×14.25 meter.
- Head Sluice is provided at RD 1240 m of main earthen dam for designed discharge of 24.58 m³/sec.
Unit – II Canals
- The total length of main canal and branch canal is 28.31 km with head discharge capacity of 24.58 m³/sec and the length of distributaries and minors is 165 km & 215 km respectively covering CCA of 24,396 ha.
Techno-Economic Appraisal
Kelo Project has been accepted by the Advisory Committee of MoWR in its 95th meeting held on 20.01.2009. Planning Commission accorded Investment Clearance vide letter No. 2(44)/3/2009-WR New Delhi dated 20.02.2009 for an estimated cost of Rs. 606.91 crore at 2008 PL.
Present Status
At present construction of dam is under progress and no irrigation potential is created. The project is schedule for completion by the year 2015. The project was brought under AIBP assistance during the year 2008-09.
