A dam is a barrier that stops the flow of water and results in the creation of a reservoir. Dams are mainly built in order to produce electricity by using water.
Major Dams in India–
- Tehri Dam-
- Bhakra Nangal Dam
- Hirakud Dam
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
- Sardar Sarovar Dam
Tehri Dam– The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri In Uttarakhand, India.
- Height- 260.5 m
- Length- 575 m
- Opening Date- 2006
Bhakra Nangal Dam– Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
- Height- 226 m
- Length- 520 m
- Opening Date- 1963
Hirakud Dam– Hirakud is India’s longest dam and fourth largest dam in the world. Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 Km from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India.
- Height- 60.96 m
- Length- 4.8 km
- Opening Date- 1957
Nagarjuna Dam– Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna river at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district, Telangana.
- Height- 124 m
- Length- 1550 m
- Opening date- 1967
Sardar Sarovar Dam– The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat in India.
- Height- 138.68 m
- Length- 1210 m
- Opening Date- 17 September 2017
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