Tandula Dam

Tandula Dam is an earthen dam built across the Tandula River near Balod town in Balod District, Chhattisgarh. Constructed between 1910 and 1921 during the British period, it is one of Chhattisgarh's oldest dams. The dam creates a large reservoir that provides irrigation and drinking water to Balod, Durg and Bhilai Steel Plant, and is a popular scenic picnic and sightseeing spot.

Visitors can expect a large earthen dam with a wide reservoir and open water spread surrounded by flat agricultural landscape and sparse vegetation. The dam embankment and reservoir viewpoints offer panoramic water views, especially at sunrise and sunset. Areas around the reservoir are used for picnicking, photography and leisurely walks. There are no major built structures for tourists beyond the dam wall, approach road and informal viewing areas.

Tandula Dam was constructed between 1910 and 1921 across the Tandula River, a tributary of the Shivnath River, during the British colonial period. Commissioned in 1921, it was built as an earthen dam for irrigation and water supply. It remains one of the oldest and largest earthen dams in Chhattisgarh and continues to supply water for irrigation in Balod and Durg districts and drinking and industrial water to Durg, Bhilai and the Bhilai Steel Plant.