Mauranipur

Mauranipur is a city and a municipal board in Jhansi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the largest Tehsil (sub-district) in Uttar Pradesh and of India, and its headquarters is in Jhansi District. It is a textile production centre, known in ancient times as Madhupuri.GeographyMauranipur is located at {25°14′23″N 79°11′47″E}. It has an average elevation of 192m. The Sukhnai, a tributary of the Dhasan River, itself a tributary of the Vetravati, flows from west to east around the town.Mauranipur is 60.43 km from the city of Jhansi. It is 252 km from Uttar Pradesh's capital city Lucknow. By land area it is the largest tehsil in India.Dam and lakes Saprar dam at about 3 km from Mauranipur on the Sukhnai River. Siaori Lake. Situated about 8 km northwest of Mauranipur at the village of Siaori on the Lakheri River, this lake was improved in 1906 and opened for irrigation. This also receives water from Kamla Sagar, which has increased its irrigation capacity. Pahari dam. About 18 km east of Mauranipur on the Dhasan River, this weir was built in the years 1909-12. This serves the purpose of irrigation through the Lachura dam, mainly in the Hamirpur district. The 16.46-metre Pahari weir provides irrigation to Jhansi district.Gross capacity of reservoir is 47,800,000 cubic metres and live storage capacity is 46,000,000 cubic metres. Lakheri dam, situated a little upstream of the junction of the Chiraya and Tola Nalas near the village of Mahewa about 16 km from Mauranipur. The maximum flood discharge of the dam is 1,744.07 m³/s. Dam construction started in 1981. The Lakheri dam irrigates 1,980 hectares of land in doab of Lakheri and Pathari river spread in 13 villages of Tehsil Garautha, through a main canal of 9.20 km and a distribution system of 21 km. The length and the height of the dam are 4,880 m and 10.6 m respectively. The dead storage capacity of the dam is 1.7 million cubic metres and live storage capacity is 13.9 million cubic metres. Lahchura Dam was located on Dhasan river, a tributary of river Betwa in Mauranipur Tehsil. The present dam, constructed in 1910. Kamla Sagar