Dams in India PDF List
Dams in India PDF List
Dams in India PDF List
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(1978) Gujarat
(1965) Gujarat
(1989) Gujarat
Jharkhand
(1957) Jharkhand
(1959) Jharkhand
(2005) Karnataka
(1997) Karnataka
(1982) Karnataka
(1932) Karnataka
(2000) Karnataka
(1953) Karnataka
Kerala
(1964) Kerala
(1958) Kerala
(1895) Kerala
(1976) Kerala
34. Rajghat Dam Betwa Ashok Nagar District, Madhya Pradesh & Lalitpur,
(2005) Uttar Pradesh
(1969) Maharashtra
(1954) Maharashtra
(1926) Maharashtra
(1975) Maharashtra
(1972) Maharashtra
(1976) Maharashtra
(1927) Maharashtra
(1957) Odisha
(2001) Odisha
(1999) Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
(1931) Telangana
Explanation: The Hirakud Dam is located in the state of Orissa. It is the longest dam in India
with a length of 26 kms. It is also in the list of the longest dams in the world. The Hirakud Dam is
situated on the river Mahanadi.
Explanation: The Bhakra Nangal Dam is located in the state of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. It
is the largest dam in India having a height of 225 metres and also in the second position in the
largest dams in all over Asia. It is situated on the river Sutlej.
Explanation: The Tehri Dam is located in the state of Uttarakhand. It is the highest Dam in India
with a height of 216 metres. It is also listed in the top ten highest dams in the world. This Dam is
situated on the river Bhagirathi.
Explanation: The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is India’s
largest Masonry Dams built till date. It is the largest manmade lake in the world. It has 26 gates
and is 1.6 kms in length. It is situated on the river Krishna.
Explanation: Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of-the-
river power project on the Chenab River in the southern Doda district of the Indian state of
Jammu and Kashmir.
Explanation: The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in
Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar.
Explanation: Maharana Pratap Sagar also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was
created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland
zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh.
Explanation: The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-
concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in
Sahyadri ranges.
Explanation:
Answer: Lucknow
Answer: Jhelum
Answer: Ayodhya