page_title: Kherkatta Reservoir
hierarchical_section_title: Kherkatta Reservoir
caption_attribution_description: English: Kherkatta Reservoir
context_page_description: Kherkatta Reservoir, also known as Pakhanjore Reservoir, is a man-made lake about 12 km north of Pakhanjore in Chhattisgarh, India. It was constructed by the Dandakaranya Development Authority under the project Dandakaranya Project in 1958 to assist the refugees who sought a place to settle. Kherkatta is a Hindi word which means "Land of energy".
  The Kherkatta Reservoir was constructed over an area of 1,300 acres over an estimated cost of Rs 0.08 crores. The year of completion of Pakhanjore reservoir is 1964. The dam is an earth-fill embankment-type the Matholi river. The height above the lowest foundation is 20 m. The length of dam is 610 m and the gross capacity of the dam is 2,955,000 million m3.
context_section_description: Kherkatta Reservoir, also known as Pakhanjore Reservoir, is a man-made lake about 12 km (7.5 mi) north of Pakhanjore in Chhattisgarh, India. It was constructed by the Dandakaranya Development Authority under the project Dandakaranya Project in 1958 to assist the refugees who sought a place to settle. Kherkatta is a Hindi word which means "Land of energy".
  The Kherkatta Reservoir (Kherkatta Dam) was constructed over an area of 1,300 acres over an estimated cost of Rs 0.08 crores. The year of completion of Pakhanjore reservoir is 1964. The dam is an earth-fill embankment-type the Matholi river. The height above the lowest foundation is 20 m. The length of dam is 610 m and the gross capacity of the dam is 2,955,000 million m3.
caption: Floodgates of Kherkatta Dam
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