Irrigation

HASDEO BANGO MASONARY DAM

Construction of spillway blocks 23 to 26 of Hasdeo Bango Dam is one of the prestigious work, Prasad & Company has executed. This work involved 3.75 lakh cu.m. of excavation of both rock and soil, 1.97 lakh cu.m. of masonry and 0.50 lakh cu. m. of concrete. The Company has executed 28,145 cu.m. of rock excavation out of the above during the year 1984 - 85. Bango Dam is constructed on Bango River about 42 km up-stream of Hasdeo Bango River at Korba, in Chhattisgarh State. The dam is about 555 m long and has 11 gates, out of which 10 are operational. There is a 177 m long rock filled dam and a 1778 m long earthen dam to the left and right of Bango Dam. The dam with its big power house is a tourist attraction. It is, situated amid beautiful hill region and, is an ideal picnic spot to rest and relax. Bango Dam is about 100 km from Bilaspur.