Ottu, Haryana

Ottu (ओटू)
—  village  —
Ottu (ओटू) Location of Ottu (ओटू) in Haryana and 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(s)	Sirsa
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Vehicle • HR 24
Website	sirsa.gov.in

Ottu (Hindi: ओटू) or Otu is a village in the Sirsa district of Haryana state of India. It is the site of the Ottu barrage on the Ghaggar-Hakra river.^[1][2]

See also

• Ottu barrage
• Sirsa, Haryana
• Ghaggar-Hakra river

References

1. ^ Sir William Wilson Hunter, India Office, Imperial gazetteer of India, Clarendon Press, 1908, http://books.google.com/books?id=iUAKAQAAIAAJ, "... 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, http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/449/, 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 ..."