Jaggar Dam

Jaggar Dam
Location of Jaggar Dam in India
Country India
Location Hindaun Block, Rajasthan
Coordinates 26°42′N 77°00′E / 26.7°N 77.0°E / 26.7; 77.0Coordinates: 26°42′N 77°00′E / 26.7°N 77.0°E / 26.7; 77.0
Purpose water storage
Opening date 1957 (1957)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthen
Impounds Banas River
Height 21 m (69 ft)
Length 1,585 m (5,200 ft)

Jaggar Dam is a Earthen dam near Sherpur Village[1] of Hindaun City in Hindaun Block, Rajasthan, India. The dam was completed in 1957 for the purpose of irrigation and water supply.

References

  1. "जर्जर हो रही नहरें". rajasthanpatrika.patrika.com. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
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