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Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
Massanjore Dam
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Mayurakshi River, Dumka, India

Massanjore Dam is a hydropower generating dam over the Mayurakshi River located at Massanjore near Dumka in the state of Jharkhand, India. The Massanjore dam , across the Mayurakshi, was commissioned in 1955. It was formally inaugurated by Lester B. Pearson, Foreign Minister of Canada. The Mayyrakshi River at the dam site has a catchment area of 1869 sq.kmMassanjore dam 23°06′03″N 87°19′31″E is about 38 kilometres upstream from Siuri in West Bengal. It is 47.25 m high from its base and is 661.58 m long. The reservoir has an area of 67.4 square kilometres when full and has a storage capacity of 620,000,000 cubic metres . The length of the overflow section is 225.60 m and is controlled by 21 bays, each 9.144 m wide. The design discharge is 4.446 cumecs. The full revervoir level is 121.34 m and the flood level is 122.56 m. It cost Rs. 16.10 crore.
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