Major Dams in India:


Major Dams in India:


1. Indira Sagar Dam, Madhya Pradesh:

Indira sagar dam built on the Narmada river with a height of 92m. is a concrete gravity dam, located in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Indira sagar project was the key project on Narmada river providing excellent storage site of water. Indira Sagar Dam has the biggest reservoir in India.

Height: 302 feet
Length: 653 meter
Type: Concrete Gravity Dam
River: Narmada River
Location: Madhya Pradesh
Installed capacity: 1000 MW

2. Rihand Dam, Uttar Pradesh:

The Rihand dam has been built across Rihand River which is a tributary of Sone river, near Pipri in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The concrete gravity dam has its maximum height that is 91m.  The reservoir made by Rihand dam is known as Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) reservoir.

Height: 299 ft
Length: 934 meter
Type: Concrete Gravity dam
River: Rihand River
Location: Uttar Pradesh
Installed capacity: 300 MW

3. Tehri Dam, Uttarakhand:


Tehri Dam is located on the Bhagirathi River, Uttaranchal. Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India,with a height of 261 meters and the eighth tallest dam in the world. The high rock and earth-fill embankment dam's first phase was completed in 2006 and other two phases are under construction. The Dam water reservoir is being used for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1,000 MW of hydroelectricity.

Height: 260 meters
Length: 575 meters
Type: Earth and rock-fill
Reservoir Capacity: 2,100,000 acre·ft
River: Bhagirathi River
Location: Uttarakhand
Installed capacity: 1,000 MW

4. Bhakra Nangal Dam, Himachal Pradesh:

Bhakra Nangal Dam is a gravity dam across the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh. Bhakra Nangal is one of the largest dams in India. It has a height of 225 meters. Its reservoir, known as the “Gobind Sagar Lake”  is the second largest reservoir in India, the first one being in the  Indira Sagar dam.

Height: 226 meters
Length: 520 meters
Type: Concrete gravity
Reservoir Capacity: 7,501,775 acre·ft
River: Sutlej River
Location: Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
Installed capacity: 1325 MW. 

5. Sardar Sarovar Dam, Gujrat:

Sardar Sarovar Dam also known as Narmada Dam, with a height of 163 meters, is built over the Sacred Narmada River in Gujarat. Drought prone areas of Kutch and Saurashtra get irrigation by this project. The dam is meant to benefit the 4 major states of India- Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Recently, the Indian government has approved the proposal to raise the dam’s height. The dam was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, 2017.

Height: 163 meters
Length:1,210 meters
Type: Gravity Dam
Reservoir Capacity: 7,701,775 acre·ft
River: Narmada River
Location: Gujarat
Installed capacity: 1,450 MW

6. Hirakud dam, Odisha:

Hirakud dam is built across the Mahanadi River in the state of Odisha. Hirakud Dam is one of the longest dams in the world about 26 km in length. There are two observation towers on the dam one is “Gandhi Minar” and another one is “Nehru Minar”. The Hirakud Reservoir is 55 km long used as multipurpose scheme intended for flood control, irrigation and power generation. It is being considered as one of the major multipurpose river valley project after Independence.

Height: 60.96  meters
Length: 25.8 km
Type: Composite Dam
Reservoir Capacity: 4,779,965 acre·ft
River: Mahanadi River
Location: Odisha
Installed capacity: 307.5 MW

7. NagarjunaSagar Dam, Telangana:

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the world’s largest masonry dam with a height of 124 meters, built across Krishna River in Telangana. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is certainly the pride of India as it is considered as the largest man-made lake in the world. The 1.6 km long dam with 26 gates was symbol of modern India’s architectural and technological triumphs over nature. Today, Nagarjuna Sagar dam is one of the top 20 must visited tourist destinations of Telangana state.

Height: 124 meters
Length:1,450 meters
Type: Masonry Dam
Reservoir Capacity: 9,371,845 acre·ft
River: Krishna River
Location: Telangana
Installed capacity: 816 MW

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