Kelaghagh Dam

Kelaghagh Dam is a dam and reservoir located about 4 to 5 km from Simdega town in Simdega district, Jharkhand, built across the Chhinda River. Surrounded by forested hills and green landscape, it serves irrigation and water supply purposes and has become a popular local picnic and sightseeing spot. Visitors come for scenic views of the water body, photography, and leisure by the reservoir, especially during winter and post-monsoon months when water levels are high.

Visitors can expect a calm reservoir set amid low forested hills and open countryside on the outskirts of Simdega. The dam wall impounds the Chhinda River forming a wide water body with earthen embankments and accessible banks. The surroundings are green and quiet, suitable for leisurely walks, photography and picnics. There are no major commercial developments; the experience is primarily natural and scenic with expansive water views, especially pleasant in winter and after the monsoon when the reservoir is full.

Constructed across the Chhinda River to provide irrigation and drinking water supply to Simdega town and surrounding areas, the dam has subsequently developed as a local recreation and tourism site.