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Dams in Lalitpur District
There are several dams in the Lalitpur District of Uttar Pradesh, built for diverse purposes.

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Dams in Lalitpur District, Uttar PradeshThe dams in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh are quite popular ones in the state for their function of power generation and storing irrigational water. Matatila Dam was built during 1952-1964 on Betwa River in Lalitpur District with a length of about 6.30 km and height of about 33.53 meters. This dam encompasses an area of almost 20,720 Sq.km. and has a storage capacity of 1132.68 M.c.m. Jamni Dam was constructed during 1962-1973 on Jamni River. The dam is 6.40 km long and 19.18 meters high. The Jamni Dam has an area of 414 Sq.km with storage capacity 92.89 M.c.m.

Rohini Dam, constructed during 1976-1984 on Rohini River has a length of 1.65km and is 15.50 meters high. The area of this dam is around 44 Sq.km and the storage capacity is 12.12 M.c.m. The Shahzad Dam was constructed during 1973-1992 on Shahzad River for a length of about 4.16 km and height 18.00 meters. The area of this dam is almost 514 Sq.km. with the storage capacity 130.00 M.c.m. Govind Sagar Dam was constructed during 1947-1953 on Shahzad River and is 3.60 km long. The dam is 18.29 meters high with an area of 368 Sq.km and storage capacity 96.8 M.c.m. Sajnam Dam was constructed during 1977-1990 on Sajnam River. The dam features 5.15 km length, 18.78 meters height, 290 Sq.km. area and 83.50 M.c.m storage capacity.

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