Nonera Dam the first ERCP dam in Rajasthan started yesterday on the 8th of September 2024. The testing work of water filling in Nonera Dam started on Sunday. The testing work will continue till September 12. It is the first dam of the Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project.

Nonera Dam, which has a filling capacity of 226 meters, had received more than 217 meters of water by the evening. There is a continuous inflow of water into the river, due to which the water level of the dam is increasing. On average the water level is increasing by half a meter an hour. Furthermore, the team of engineers from the Water Resources Department remained on the spot and examined each gate. During this period, the water filling level, submergence area and gates of the dam were tested. A total of 226 million cubic meters of water will be stored in the Nonera Dam.

Barod Bridge submerged on the first day

Chambal Dheepri culvert connecting State Highway 70 drowned as soon as the gates of the dam were closed. Traffic here was stopped on Saturday before the gates of the dam were closed. Moreover, the police administration has closed the road to the culvert by placing barricades and police personnel have been deployed for security.

After the increase in the inflow of water into the dam, the administration has declared a high alert in the submerged area. Trainee IAS officer Nayan Gautam said that the villages falling in the submergence area are being monitored by the formed teams of Halka Patwari and village development officers.

21 districts will benefit from the Nonera Dam

From Nonera Dam, water will reach 158 dams-ponds and other water sources of the state. Apart from small and big dams, ponds and other water sources will also be included in the newly prepared DPR for 21 districts by the Water Resources Department.

Water will be supplied to Bisalpur and Isarda through the canal from Nonera Dam. A canal system and pumping station will be built at Ramgarh Barrage, Mahalpur Barrage and a pumping station on the Mej River. Moreover, the canal system and pumping station at Nonera will be built.

Besides this, a 2.6-kilometer-long tunnel will also be built, which will be 12 meters wide. Its cost has been estimated to be around Rs 9600 crore. Homework for the second phase also started. Moreover, testing of the dam has started and water is coming in as expected. Monitoring is being done through the SCADA system. Furthermore, testing work is going on smoothly.

Details of the Nonera Dam

Anil Yadav of the Water Resources Department is the Executive Engineer of the Nonera Dam.

The dam has 27 radiant gates.

The total length of the Nonera Dam is 1404 meters.

Annual water inflow – 1039 million cubic meters.

Filling capacity – 226.65 million cubic meters. The current fill level is 217 meters.

Reserved for drinking water – 54.00 million cubic meters

The catchment area is 24,668 square km