Dharoi dam

Dharoi Dam is a gravity dam on the Sabarmati river near Dharoi, Satlasana Taluka, and Mehsana districts of northern Gujarat in India. Completed in 1978, the dam is meant for irrigation, power generation and flood control.

History
Politician Vasant Parikh was the chief supporter of Dharoi dam and was instrumental in campaign for it. He did 9-day walk from Vadnagar to Gandhinagar for the dam. He met then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in Bombay (now Mumbai) and New Delhi. The dam was approved and the foundation stone laid by Indira Gandhi in 1971.

Features
Total 19 villages partially and 28 villages fully submerged into the dam reservoir so they were relocated to new villages. Total land submerged under reservoir include 349.39 ha forest land, 2727.55 ha wasteland, 7489.87 ha cultivable land.

It irrigated 31393 ha in 2007–08. The planned command area was 61085 ha.