Vasna Barrage
Gujarat Water Resources (Irrigation) Department · Vasna, Sabarmati river (southern end of the riverfront) · 0.611 km
A 611 m gated barrage across the Sabarmati at Vasna that holds the water pool for the riverfront and feeds the Fatehwadi canal. It is a state irrigation structure rather than a municipal one; sources read do not describe a public road deck.
Build history
Every construction, widening and repair we could source, newest first.
- CompletedWork 2 of 2
Gate replacement and repair (2026)
- Contractor
- Not on public record
- Contract awarded
- Not on record
- Work started
- 17 Apr 2026
- Completed
- Not on record
- Contract value
- ₹10.15 crore
The river pool was emptied from 15 April 2026 and the barrage was fully drained on 17 April; the department's mechanical division replaced 19 of the 30 gates and repaired 10 using about 460 tonnes of steel. DD News reported on 24 June 2026 that the work was finished within 35 days; the exact completion date is not given. The pre-work estimate was Rs 9 crore for 18 gates; the final figure reported was Rs 10.15 crore. Fabrication contractor not named.
Checked against sources - CompletedWork 1 of 2
Original construction
- Contractor
- Not on public record
- Contract awarded
- Not on record
- Work started
- 1972
- Completed
- 1976
- Contract value
- ₹8.87 crore
- Age since completion
- about 50 years
Wikipedia gives construction from 1972 to 1976 at an estimated Rs 887.48 lakh. Builder not named.
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