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The Best Attractions In Dumka District

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Dumka, headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a City in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bhagalpur and Birbhum district after the Santal Hool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part of Bihar along with 18 other Districts on 15 November 2000 to form Jharkhand as 28th State of India. Dumka is a peaceful and green city is also sub-capital of Jharkhand. The nearest important cities are Rampurhat and Deoghar.
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  • 3. Massanjore Dam Dumka
    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 ...
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