It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India.

[1] The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and water supply.

[2][3] It is the biggest multipurpose project for tribal area of Rajasthan.

The dam has an installed capacity of 140 MW.

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