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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Kangsabati Kumari Dam

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HISTORY: Kangsabati Reservoir Project was started in the year 1956-57. Till date an irrigation potential of 3,48,477 ha. has been created in the districts of Bankura, [...]

Kangasabati Dam

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River(Impounds): Kangsabati and Kumari rivers Location: Bankura district of West Bengal Opening: 1965 Height: 41 M Length: 10400 [...]

Rajghat Dam

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River(Impounds): Betwa River Location: Ashok Nagar District, Madhya Pradesh & Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh Opening: 2006 Height: 43.8 m Length: 11200 [...]

Matatila Dam

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  River(Impounds): Betwa River Location: Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh, Opening: 1964 Height: 45.7 M Length: 6315.15 M HISTORY: The Matatila Dam [...]

Rihand Dam

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HISTORY: Rihand dam is a concrete gravity dam with a length of 934.21 m. The maximum height of the dam is 91.44 m and was constructed during period 1954-62. The dam [...]

Koteshwar Dam

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HISTORY: The Koteshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River, located 22 km (14 mi) downstream of the Tehri Dam in Tehri District, Uttarakhand, India. The dam is [...]

Dhauliganga Dam

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HISTORY: The Dhauliganga Dam is a concrete face rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Dhauliganga River near Dharchula in Uttarakhand, India, close to the borders with [...]

Tehri Dam

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River(Impounds): Bhagirathi River Location: Tehri Garhwal District,Uttarakhand. Opening: 2006 Height: 260.5 m Length: 575 m Total Capacity: 3,200,000 [...]

Jamrani Dam

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River(Impounds): Gola River Location: Nainital District , Uttarakhand Opening: 1990 Height: 130.6 M Length: 465 [...]

Ramganga Dam

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River(Impounds): Ramganga River Location: Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand Opening: 1974 Height: 128 m Length: 715 m Total Capacity: 1,983,815 [...]