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CHANDIL DAM

CHANDIL DAM Jamshedpur

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CHANDIL DAM, Jamshedpur

Chandil Dam standing on the Subarnarekha River is a place of scenic beauty. This dam is one of the most visited places of jharkhand. The museum located close to the Chandil dam has scripts written on rocks,which are 2000 years old.

The multi-purpose chandil dam was built across the meeting place of both the rivers. The dam is 220 meter in height and the height of its water level is 190 meter from different places tourists coming from different parts of the country enjoy boating and the natural beauty in and around the dam.Chandil is famous for its importance in the field of tourism. The River Swarnarekha flows through this region. The Karkori River originating from the Hundru falls mingles with the Swarnarekha River here at chandil.

Chandil Dam Histroy

Chandil Dam is a major dam of Subernarekha Multipurpose Project (SMP) in the Jharkhand state of India. It is built across river Subernarekha. The main purposes of Chandil Dam are providing the water supply for Irrigation, Drinking and for Industrial use, Hydroelectricity and Flood control. The dam is located at Chandil which is 30 km from industrial city Jamshedpur and 105 km from state capital Ranchi.

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The Subernarekha Multipurpose Project (SMP) is a joint venture of Government of Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal.

A Tripartite Agreement to this effect (TPA) was concluded between the Chief Ministers of Bihar (before the formation of the Jharkhand State), West Bengal and Orissa at New Delhi on 7.8.1978.

For the project purpose land was acquired from local inhabitants, and the construction of Chandil Dam was started in 1982-83. However, the project works stopped on many occasion due to the opposition to land acquisition by the landowners. As part of the construction of the Chandil dam, the government acquired 116 villages around 43500 acres of land during 1986-87. However, the displaced villagers are yet to be properly compensated. Around 12,000 families were potentially displaced.

The agitations by the landowners started since 1972 when the project was initially conceptualized. In January 1979 thousands of tribal, hold a protest demonstration at the dam site. Police fired bullets to the agitating protesters resulted in deaths of four individuals. Since then, villagers are repeatedly protesting for rehabilitation and compensation to the concerned authorities.

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Best Time To Visit Chandil Dam

Chandil Dam is one of the tourist attraction in Jharkhand to visit at any time of the year. However, the best time to visit Chandil Dam is from October to March. The months of December - January are the peak months. In these two months, a huge number of tourists visit Chandil Dam for Picnic. The weather is mostly pleasant and favorable with clear skies. In the month of April, the region generally witnesses unexpected weather mainly afternoon rainfall with heavy thunderstorms.

Generally, tourists do not prefer to visit Chandil Dam in summers (April-June) that much. The days are mostly hot and sunny. The day temperature varies from 35 to 45 degrees Celsius. However, in the evening cool breezes from the reservoir and the sunset beyond the hills are mesmerizing.

How to Reach Chandil Dam

How to Reach Chandil Dam Chandil Dam is very well connected through Railways and Roadways. Two major highways of Jharkhand NH 18 (earlier NH 32) and NH 43 (earlier NH 33) passes through Chandil. Chandil Dam can be reached directly from Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro and Purulia. Here is some important information regarding the connectivity to Chandil Dam.