SAMOHA DAM

CONSTRUCTION OF SAMOHA COMPOSITE DAM SHIVPURI DISTRICT (M.P.) INDIA.

Client: Water Resources Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh

Location: 20 Km Away From Karera Town, Shivpuri District (M.P.) India

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Samoha is a composite dam of stone masonry and concrete. The overflow section is 389 m long with 27 vertical spillway gates, of 14.5 m x 5 m. The face of the overflow section is ogee shaped, with slotted roller buckets for energy dissipation. The non-overflow section on either side is 93 m long with an earthen flank on the left. The foundations rest on compact granite rock.