Ottu barrage

The Ottu barrage, sometimes spelled as the Otu barrage and also known as Ottu Head, is a masonry weir on the Ghaggar-Hakra River in Sirsa, Haryana state of India that creates a large water reservoir out of the formerly-small Dhanur lake, located near the village of Ottu, which is about 8 miles from Sirsa City in Haryana, India. It is a feeder for the two Ghaggar canals (the Northern Ghaggar canal and the Southern Ghaggar canal) that carry irrigation water to northern Haryana state. In 2002, a new tourist complex was inaugurated at the barrage, and it was given the honorary name of "Chaudhary Devi Lal Weir" to commemorate the former Chief Minister of Haryana state, Chaudhary Devi Lal. The Dhanur lake reservoir is now often referred to simply as the Ottu reservoir.

Ottu barrage
Ottu barrage and reservoir on the Ghaggar-Hakra River in Sirsa, Haryana, India
Location of Ottu barrage in India
Ottu barrage (Haryana)
Official nameOttu barrage
CountryIndia
LocationSirsa, Haryana
Coordinates29°29′21″N 74°54′38″E
StatusOperational
Construction began1896
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsGhaggar Rivers
SpillwaysHakra River
Reservoir
CreatesWater supply & Irrigation
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