HEADWORKS

Headworks is a civil engineering term for any structure at the head or diversion point of a waterway. It is smaller than a barrage and is used to divert water from a river into a canal or from a large canal into a [1] smaller canal. Historically the phrase "headworks" derives from the traditional approach of diverting water at the start of an irrigation network and the location of these processes at the "head of the works". The term is most commonly used in irrigation and canal engineering projects in South Asia.

BARRAGES
A barrage is a type of dam which consists of a line of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing the dam. The gates are set between flanking piers which are responsible for supporting the water load. They are often used to control and stabilize water flow of rivers for irrigation systems. According to the World Commission on Dams, a key difference between a barrage and a dam is that a dam is built for storing water in a reservoir, which raises the level of water significantly. A barrage is built for diverting water, and is generally built on flat terrain across wide meandering rivers, raising the water [1] level only a few feet. Barrages are larger than headworks. Barrages that are commonly used to dam a lagoon or estuary as a method to capture tidal power from tidal inflows are known as tidal barrages.

BHIMGODA BARRAGE
The Bhimgoda Barrage, also referred to as the Bhimgoda Weir or Bhimgoda Head Works, is a barrage on the Ganges River at Har ki Pauri nearHaridwar in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. Built as the headworks of the Upper Ganges Canal, an initial barrage was completed by 1854 and replaced twice; the final one completed in 1983. The primary purpose for the barrage is irrigation but it also serves to provide water for hydroelectricpower production and control floods. The area behind the barrage is known as the Neel Dhara Bird Sanctuary and is a popular destination for various waterbirds and tourists.

Background [edit]

View of Bhimgoda Barrage, theheadworks of the Ganges Canal inHaridwar, 1860.

The initial barrage was constructed between 1840 and 1854 to supply the Upper Ganges Canal with water and control flooding. This was done during a significant period of infrastructure development in India. Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India at the time inaugurated the project. A permanent barrage was later erected 3 km (2 mi) upstream of the barrage between 1913 and 1920 to support the [1] canal better. A new barrage was constructed downstream between 1979 and 1983 to replace the older [2] barrage upstream. The Pathri and Mohanpur Mohammadpur Power Plants along the canal's length [3][4] were commissioned in 1955 and 1952, respectively.

Design and operation [edit]

The barrage is 455 m (1,493 ft) long and sits at the head of a 23,000 km (8,880 sq mi) catchment area. It contains 15 spillways gates and 7 undersluice gates, all 18 m (59 ft) wide. The flood discharge of the 3 [5] barrage is 19,300 m /s (681,573 cu ft/s). Adjacent to it, on the right bank of the river, the barrage diverts water into the Upper Ganges Canal. The canal system is immense, consisting of 6,450 km (4,008 mi) of [6] main canal and branches, providing irrigation for up to 2,023,000 ha (4,998,942 acres). At a distance of 13 km (8 mi) down the main canal, water reaches the 20.4 MW Pathri Power Plant at 294212N 775138E. It contains three 6.8 MW Kaplan turbine-generators and has a design hydraulic [3] head of 9.75 m (32 ft). Further down the main canal, and south of Manglaur, is the 9.3 MW Mohammadpur Power Plant at294212N 775138E. It contains three 3.1 MW Kaplan turbinegenerators and has a design head of 5.79 m (19 ft). The design discharge of both power plants is about 3 255 m /s (9,005 cu ft/s). Although both power plants are owned by Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., [4] canal flows are regulated by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department.
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BHIMGODA CANAL HEADWORKS

It is situated about 1/2 km from the canal centenary bridge. This big dam of canal over 142 years agao, in April 1854 A.D. Bhimgoda Heal work were inaugurated by Lord Dalhousie, the then viceroy of British, India. The huge dam across the river though which theGanges water flow into a canal. The blue water in this dam is too deep an also it is already as we find in a large reservoir. There is beautiful fountains and toy canals have been constructed around the Bhimgoda had works. Bhimgoda barrage features

Country

India

Location

Haridwar

Coordinates

295723N 781049ECoordinates:

295723N 781049E Status Operational

Construction began 1979 Opening date 1983 Dam and spillways Length Spillway capacity 454 m (1,490 ft) 19,300 m3/s (681,573 cu ft/s) Reservoir Catchment area 23,000 km2 (8,880 sq mi) Power station Owner(s) Commission date Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. Pathri: 1955 Mohammadpur: 1952 Turbines Pathri: 3 x 6.8 MWKaplan-type Mohammadpur: 3 x 3.1 MW Kaplan-type Installed capacity Pathri: 20.4 MW Mohammadpur: 9.3 MW