Dantiwada Dam

The Dantiwada Dam is a mud and masonry dam on the West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha district of northern Gujarat in India. The dam was constructed in 1965 mainly for irrigation and flood control.111 total villages are under command of the Dantiwada Dam, of which 12 villages are partially submerged. Total land submerged under the reservoir include 1215ha forest land, 810ha wasteland, 2025ha cultivable land.It irrigated 50284ha in 1994-95.The Dantiwada Dam failed in 1973, 8 years after it was constructed.On April 10, 2015, Gujarat Chief Minister dedicated Rs. 110 crore to the Dantiwada Dam oriented group water supply project benefiting 123 villages of 3 talukas.