Dhap Dam

Dam in Bagamati Province, Nepal

Dam in Bagmati Province, Nepal

Dhap Dam

Panorama of Dhap dam

Location| Bagmati Province, Nepal
Coordinates| 27°48′21″N 85°27′13″E﻿ / ﻿27.805765°N 85.4534783°E﻿ / 27.805765; 85.4534783
Construction began| 2015
Opening date| 2021
Dam and spillways
Height| 24 m
Length| 175 m
Reservoir
Total capacity| 850,000 m3
Catchment area| 0.3 km2[1]

Dhap Dam (Nepali: धाप बांध) is a concrete faced rockfill dam located in Bagmati Province of Nepal. The dam is 24 m high and 175 m wide. It can store 850,000 m3 of water when full.

## Description

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There are three saddle dams in conjunction with the main dam to retain the water within the reservoir. The dam is owned by Bagmati River Basin Improvement Project under the Nepal government. [2][3]

The main purpose of the dam is to improve water quality and provide water security in the Bagmati River basin. It is done by allowing continuous flow in the Bagmati river in dry seasons. It is proposed to release 0.4 m3/s of flow in the dry season and additional flows in the festival seasons as necessary. It will also help to control flood in monsoon.[4]

The project is funded by Asian Development Bank. The main civil contractor is a joint venture of Guangzhou, Lama and Raman construction. The contract is executed by Project Management and Construction Supervision Consultancy. The construction was scheduled to be complete in October 2021 but has not been completed as of 2022[update].[5]

## Related projects

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Another 100m high dam, Nagmati Dam is planned to be constructed in tandem with the Dhap dam in the next stage.[6]

## See also

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* List of dams and reservoirs in Nepal

## References

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1. ^ Singh, Jaya Laxmi; Subedi, Narayan Prasad (2020). "Hydrological analysis of the catchment area of Dhap Dam". Bulletin of Nepal Hydrogeological Association. 5.
2. ^ "Dhap Dam- Bagmati Improvement Project". Retrieved 2022-08-29.
3. ^ "Kantipur- वाग्मतीमा प्रतिसेकेन्ड पाँच सय लिटर पानी बगाइने - कान्तिपुर समाचार". Retrieved 2022-09-10.
4. ^ Mausam (2017-01-09). "Dam to increase water flow in Bagmati River mooted". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
5. ^ "Engineers bet on a miracle to bring Nepal's holy river back to life". Mongabay Environmental News. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
6. ^ "Nagmati Dam | Bagmati Improvement Project". Retrieved 2022-08-29.