Masani barrage
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Masani barrage & bridge | |
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Rewari District | |
Coordinates | 28°12′17″N 76°43′45″E / 28.20481°N 76.729245°E |
Status | Functional |
Construction began | February 1979 |
Opening date | 1989 |
Masani barrage, also Masani bridge, a barrage on the seasonal
Location and transport
Masani barrage is also used as the bridge on National highway NH 919 (former name NH 71B) which merges with national highway NH 48 (former name NH 8) (Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai) at this barrage. Union govt announced the plan to four-lane the Masani barrage road (c. Aug 2017).[4]
Background
Etymology
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Masani barrage is named after the
History
Barrage was built in 1989.
Barrage
Technical details
It lies in the Indian seismic zone IV.[10] It has 18 gates/bays to release water. 18 km barrage wall built at the cost of INR 50 crore has 400 acres (160 ha) to 500 acres (200 ha) resorvior to hold water.
Irrigation and flood control
Barrage was built to provide irrigation facilities to 50,000 acres in Haryana, and flood protection to 1.60 lakh acres in Haryana and 40,000 acres in Delhi.[1]
Wildlife
Fauna
Masani barrage wetland is spread over Dungerwas, Kharkhara and Nikhri villages. Over 20,000 migratory birds of 50 species from
The tourism potential can be enhanced if the boating and food court are opened at Masani barrage.[11]
Flora
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Golden Triangle ecotourism
Since Masani falls on the Golden Triangle tourist circuit, a large number of international and domestic tourist pass through via the national highway connecting Delhi-Agra to Jaipur & Bikaner-Jaisalmer, this is continuously being improved as a major tourist stop. Lakes here have boating, nature's trail, herbal and eco park, resthouse and lodging, food court and restroom facilities. A zoo is also under development in 2018–19.[12]
The tourism potential can be enhanced if the boating and food court are opened.[11]
Masani barrage wetland
The "Golden Jubli lakes and nature park" is located immediately upstream of the barrage. Two lakes, at Masani barrage flood gates and next to Nikhri village, within immediate upstream catchment of the barrage were dugout, rejuvenated and made perennial using the water from the Lal Bahadur Shastri channel of Jawahar Lal Nehru Canal from Western Yamuna Canal. Boating facilities have been made available at these lakes. Of the planned 18 km nature's trail along its bank under development, 6 km have been readied already by August 2018. The lakes are an important feeding and breeding ground for large number of migratory birds who arrive here every year.[12]
Rajiv Gandhi Herbal Park and Nature Camp
This is located immediately downstream of the barrage, on the right side i.e. east flank of the barrage water/flood gates. Rajiv Gandhi Herbal Park and Nature Camp, Masani, was set up on
Ecological concerns
1970s-80s plans to recharge the subsoil water (plunged to 100 ft depth) vanished with the continual reduction in rainfall and construction of several dams over the Sahibi river in Rajasthan, resulting in basin of the Masani Barrage remaining dry since the late 1980s.[1]
Entire 100 km stretch of Sahibi river and its streams (
Restoration
See also
- Delhi Ridge
- Leopards of Haryana
- Gurugram leopard and deer safari
- History of Haryana
- List of dams and reservoirs in Haryana
- List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India
- Kotla and Nuh System of Lakes
- Dhosi Hill
- Sariska Tiger Reserve
- Masani Amman, a form of Shakti Devi
- List of dams and reservoirs in Haryana
References
- ^ a b c d e f Masani Barrage: Boon or bane?, 19 Sept 2007.
- ^ a b c "Centre of AIIMS to come up in Rewari district: Khattar .", Business Standard, 4 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Haryana rivers profile
- ^ Indian Express, 14 August 2017.
- ^ Track record[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 9780520908833. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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- ^ "Masani Amman temple – Coimbatore". kovaizone.in. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Masaniamman Temple". tripadvisor.in.
- ^ Times of India, 17 Mar 2017.
- ^ Masani barage
- ^ a b c d inged guests flock to Rewari’s Masani barrage, The Tribune, Nov 13, 2020
- ^ a b Masani barrage to be a tourist attraction, The Tribune, Sept 2018.
- ^ "Haryana govt steps up efforts to promote eco-tourism.", Dna India, 11 May 2011.
- ^ Fear of losing livelihood looms over 200 farmers, 16 June 2016.