Ottu, Haryana

Ottu
village
Ottu
Ottu

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 29°32′42″N 74°56′24″E / 29.545°N 74.940°E / 29.545; 74.940Coordinates: 29°32′42″N 74°56′24″E / 29.545°N 74.940°E / 29.545; 74.940
Country  India
State Haryana
District Sirsa
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration HR 24
Website sirsa.gov.in

Ottu or Otu is a village under Tehsil Rania in the Sirsa district of Haryana state of India. The village is situated on Sirsa-Rania Road. It is the site of the Ottu barrage on the Ghaggar-Hakra River.[1][2]

References

  1. Sir William Wilson Hunter, India Office, Imperial gazetteer of India, Clarendon Press, 1908, ... It was agreed between the British Government and the State of Bikaner that the Dhanur lake, about 8 miles from Sirsa, should be converted into a reservoir by the construction of a masonry weir at Otu ... two canals, the northern and southern ... constructed with famine labor in 1896-7 ... 6.3 lakhs, of which 2.8 lakhs was debited to Bikaner ...
  2. Mukesh Bhardwaj (April 7, 2002), "Tau here, Tau there, Tau everywhere", Indian Express, retrieved November 28, 2010, ... The prestigious Panipat Thermal Plant was named after Devi Lal, as was the new tourist complex at Ottu weir in Sirsa ...
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