Ajan Dam

      History: Located at Bharatpur, Ajan Dam is an earthen dam which was constructed in 1760. It was constructed to protect Bharatpur from the annual vagary of nature. The depression created by extraction of soil for the dam was cleared and this became the Keoladeo [...]

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Tenughat Dam

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  River(Impounds): Damodar River Location: Bokaro District, Jharkhand Opening: 1978 Height: 55 metres Length: 5,000 metres HISTORY: Tenughat Dam [...]

Panchet Dam

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River(Impounds): Damodar River Location: Dhanbad district, Jharkhand Opening: 1959 Height: 45.00 metres Length: 6,777 metres Total Capacity: 1497.54 million [...]

Maithon Dam

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River(Impounds): Barakar River Location: Dhanbad District, Jharkhand Opening: 1957 Height: 50 m Length: 4,789 m History: The Maithon Dam (Hindi: मैथन [...]

Sawra- Kuddu Dam

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History: The Sawra-Kuddu project is a Run-of-river scheme on the Pabbar river, a tributary of the Yamuna, in Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh state. The plant is one of [...]

Parbati II Dam

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History: The Pārbati Stage II Hydroelectric Project (800 MW) is located in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh about 260 km from Chandigarh. The nearest rail head is at [...]

Parbati – III Dam

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History: Parbati III Hydroelectric Power Plant India is located at Sainj, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. Location coordinates are: Latitude= 31.7398, Longitude= 77.2576. [...]

Pandoh Dam

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HISTORY: The two major rivers Beas and Satluj flow out of the himalayas and reach a point where they are separated by a crow fly distance of approximately 36 km and have an [...]

Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam

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History: The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Himachal Pradesh, India. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production [...]

Malana I Dam

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History: According to the local legends, Jamlu rishi (sage) inhabited this place and made rules and regulations. The locals claim it to be one of the oldest democracies of [...]

Largi Dam

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HISTORY: Larji Hydroelectric Power Project India is located at Upstream of Beas Dam, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh. Location coordinates are: Latitude= 31.7196, [...]