Riverscape - Panchet Dam
Panchet Dam, India
The Panchet Dam is an earthen dam with concrete spillway. The reservoir taps a catchment area of 10,961 sq km. The dam was built across the Damodar river known as the ‘sorrow of Bengal.' Not only was this Rs.19 crore dam DVC's biggest until then; its inauguration on December 6, 1959 had been graced by Prime Minister Nehru himself. After his own fashion, Nehru had insisted that 15-year-old Budhni Mejhan, a tribal worker on the site, press the button at the power station to signal the start of operations.
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Riverscape - Panchet Dam
Panchet Dam, India
The Panchet Dam is an earthen dam with concrete spillway. The reservoir taps a catchment area of 10,961 sq km. The dam was built across the Damodar river known as the ‘sorrow of Bengal.' Not only was this Rs.19 crore dam DVC's biggest until then; its inauguration on December 6, 1959 had been graced by Prime Minister Nehru himself. After his own fashion, Nehru had insisted that 15-year-old Budhni Mejhan, a tribal worker on the site, press the button at the power station to signal the start of operations.
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