Chirai River {aka Sakara River) is a river in Gujarat in western India, whose origin is above the ancient city of Khirsara. Its basin has a maximum length of 30 km. The total catchment area of the basin is 365 km2.[1]
Chirai | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Gujarat |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | India |
Mouth | |
• location | Gulf of Kutch, Arabian Sea, India |
• coordinates | 23°09′36″N 70°15′27″E |
• elevation | 0 m. |
Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Tapar Dam |
Discharge | |
• location | Kandla, Gulf of Kutch, Arabian Sea |
The Tapar Dam (Tappar Dam) on the Chirai was completed in 1975 (23°15′07″N 70°08′11″E). It was an earthen enbankment dam with a concrete cover, 4,575 meters long and 17.75 meters high. It was designed to hold 48.81 million cubic meters of water.[2] The dam failed as a result of the January 2001 Bhuj earthquake, and was subsequently rebuilt.[3] The Tapar Reservoir (Tapar Reservoir) provides water for the Gandhidham metropolitan area and the port at Kandla.[3]
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