Kaushalya Dam

Kaushalya Dam
Kaushalya Dam
Location of Kaushalya Dam in India
Official nameKaushalya Dam
CountryIndia
LocationPinjore, Haryana
Coordinates30°46′30″N 76°54′50″E / 30.77500°N 76.91389°E / 30.77500; 76.91389
StatusOperational
Construction began2008
Opening date2012 (2012)
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment, earth-fill
ImpoundsKaushalya River
Height34 m (112 ft)
Length700 m (2,300 ft)

The Kaushalya Dam (Hindi: कौशल्या बांध) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Kaushalya river, which is a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River (modern remnant of ancient Sarasvati river), in Pinjore of Haryana state, India. It was constructed between 2008 and 2012 with the primary purpose of water supply.