Revised Sipiala Dam Scheme
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Summary
The original Sipiala Dam Scheme consisted of constructing 35.5 ft. high Earth Dam across Sipiala Kas, a flashy stream with no perennial discharge flowing in a scutlaruly direction by the side of Kanial Village in Tehsil Fateh Jang of Compbell -pur District. The Dam site was situated at the lower end of about 1/2 a mile wide rocky range consisting of interbedded layers of sandstone and shale. The lower end was selected in conizance of the Geologist's report and to avoid expensive watercourse in the hilly reach. Subsequently the Chief Engineer, sloved this problem of expensive water-course by taking out a design pick up -weir with a side infilteration galley and it was decided to have the earthen dam proposed at the lower end, constructed at the upper end of the ranges, which obviously had much better storage propects. Accordingly a revised scheme for an earthen dam at the U/S end of the range was anticipated. So work on the consturction of the scheme was taken in hand. During the course of stripping the base area for construction of the dam, it was observed by the chief Engineer, that the sandstone layers described by the Geologist to be inadequate for a concrete dam were quite sound and so he decided that the earthen dam at the upper site should be replace by a concreted dam as it would effect further economy and would also involve less maintenance expenditure.(LB)