Sondhur Dam

Sondhur Dam, also known as Sondur Dam, is an earthen dam built across the Sondur River near Sondhur village in Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh. Completed in the late 1980s, it creates a large reservoir surrounded by forested hills and agricultural land. The dam primarily serves irrigation and water storage purposes and has become a local scenic spot for sightseeing, photography and picnics, offering expansive water views and a tranquil rural setting.

Visitors can expect a large earthen dam and expansive reservoir on the Sondur River surrounded by forested hills and rural farmland. The site offers open water views, earthen embankment to walk along, and quiet natural surroundings suitable for sightseeing, photography and picnicking. There are no major commercial developments at the dam; the environment is tranquil and semi-forested with seasonal water level variations.

Sondhur Dam is an earthen dam constructed across the Sondur River, a tributary of the Mahanadi, completed in 1988. It was built primarily for irrigation, flood control and water storage to support agriculture in Gariaband and surrounding districts of Chhattisgarh.