Mansi Wakal Dam
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| Mansi Wakal Dam | |
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  Location of Mansi Wakal Dam in Rajasthan  Mansi Wakal Dam (India) | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Jhadol tehsil, Rajasthan |
| Coordinates | 24°28′35″N 73°29′17″E / 24.476518°N 73.487928°E |
| Construction began | 2000[1] |
| Opening date | 2005[2] |
| Construction cost | ₹60 crore (US$7.1 million)[3] |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Mansi River |
| Reservoir | |
| Active capacity | 24,400,000 m3 (19,781 acre⋅ft)[4] |
Mansi Wakal is a dam on the Mansi River in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, India.
Located approximately 7 kilometres north of the village of Jhadol,[5] the dam forms a reservoir which can hold about 24.4 million cubic metres of water.[4] The reservoir primarily provides drinking water to the city of Udaipur,[6] accounting for 23% of the city's drinking water supply.[7] Additionally, the reservoir supplies drinking water to rural areas of Udaipur district[3] and water for industrial uses to Hindustan Zinc.[8]
Mansi Wakal dam is part of an inter-basin transfer scheme called 'Mansi Wakal I' under which water is transferred from the Sabarmati basin to the Bherach basin.[2] The dam was constructed between 2000[1]-2005[2] by the Government of Rajasthan at a cost of ₹60 crore (US$7.1 million)[3] with monetary contributions from Hindustan Zinc in the ratio of 70:30.[8] Some local groups opposed the construction of the dam mainly over displacement concerns.[9][10]