Chirai River
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| 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 / 23.1601°N 70.2575°E |
• elevation | 0 m. |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tapar Dam |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Kandla, Gulf of Kutch, Arabian Sea |
Chirai River, also known as 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]
The Tapar Dam (Tappar Dam) on the Chirai was completed in 1975 (23°15′07″N 70°08′11″E / 23.25194°N 70.13639°E). It was an earthen embankment 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]