FAMOUS DAMS IN INDIA
|
DAM |
RIVER |
STATE |
|
Bhakra Nangal |
Sutlej |
Punjab |
|
Damodar Valley |
Damodar |
West Bengal |
|
Hirakud |
Mahanadi |
Odisha |
|
Rihand |
Rihand |
Uttar Pradesh |
|
Tungabhadra |
Tungabhadra |
Karnataka |
|
Nagarjuna Sagar |
Krishna |
AndhraPradesh |
|
Tehri |
Bhageeradhi |
Uttarakhand |
|
Dulhasti |
Chenab |
Jammu Kashmir |
|
Gandhi Sagar |
Chambal |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
Indira Sagar |
Narmada |
Madhya Pradesh |
|
Sardar Sarovar |
Narmada |
Gujarat |
|
Krishnaraj Sagar/vishwesharayya dam |
Kaveri |
Karnataka |
|
Mettur |
Kaveri |
Tamil Nadu |
|
Uri |
Jhelum |
Jammu Kashmir |
|
Almatty |
Krishna |
Karnataka |
|
Omkareshwar |
Narmada |
Madhya Pradesh |
- World’s longest dam – Hirakud.
- Highest dam in India – Tehri
- Second highest dam in India – Bhakra Nangal.
- Govind Sagar is the lake formed due to Bhakra Nangal dam.
- Damodar valley Project is in the form of Tennis valley project in USA.
