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Mukutmonipur dam

location : mukutmonipur.

state : west bengal.

country : india.

This dam is located at the confluence of the Kanssabati and Kumari river.It is the world's longest (10.8 km.) man-made mud-banked fresh water barrage that stores water during rainy season and distributes it to the three drought affected districts i.e. Bankura,Purulia & Midnapur in the summar months.

 

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Uploaded on September 4, 2011
Taken on September 3, 2011