Hathni Kund Barrage

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Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.

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Hathnikund Barrage 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrage
diversion structure
flood-control structure
alsoKnownAs Hathni Kund Barrage
surface form: Hathnikund Barrage
constructionStart late 1980s
country India
designedFor monsoon flood management
designedTo divert water into Eastern Yamuna Canal system
divert water into Western Yamuna Canal system
function diverts Yamuna water into canal network
regulates seasonal discharge of Yamuna River
hasSpillway yes
helpsProtect downstream settlements along Yamuna
impact controls water availability for irrigation in Haryana
influences water supply to National Capital Region
infrastructureType hydraulic engineering structure
locatedIn Haryana
locatedInRegion northern India
locatedNear Tajewala
Yamunanagar district
locatedOnRiver Yamuna
surface form: Yamuna River
managesFlowTowards Eastern Yamuna Canal
Western Yamuna Canal
nearBorderWith Himachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
openingDate 1999
operator Government of Haryana
Irrigation Department of Haryana
purpose drinking water supply support
flood control
irrigation water diversion
river flow regulation
regionServed northern India
replacedStructure Tajewala Barrage
riverBasin Yamuna
surface form: Yamuna basin
riverSystem Ganges
surface form: Ganges river system
state Haryana
status operational
suppliesWaterTo Delhi
Haryana
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
upstreamOf Delhi on Yamuna River
waterManagementRole key control point on upper Yamuna
waterSource upper Yamuna reaches

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Hathni Kund Barrage alsoKnownAs Hathni Kund Barrage
this entity surface form: Hathnikund Barrage
Yamuna hasDam Hathni Kund Barrage
Wazirabad Barrage locatedDownstreamOf Hathni Kund Barrage