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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Willington Dam

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HISTORY: Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric power station near Collie, Western Australia. It has one water turbine with a generating capacity of 2 [...]

Lower Bhavani Dam

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HISTORY: Bhavanisagar Dam or Lower Bhavani Dam, is located in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. The dam is constructed on the Bhavani river.It is one of the worlds largest [...]

Krishnagiri Dam

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HISTORY: The Krishnagiri Dam is a dam that spans the Thenpennai River by the village of Dhuduganahalli, located in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, India. The Krishnagiri [...]

Chembarambakkam lake

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Chembarambakkam lake is a lake located near Chennai in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India, about 40 km from Chennai. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from [...]

Berijam Lake

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HISTORY: Berijam Lake is a reservoir near Kodaikanal town in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is at the old site of "Fort Hamilton", in the upper Palani [...]

Avalanche Dam

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HISTORY: Avalanche dams (anti-avalanche dams, avalanche protection dams) are a type of avalanche control structures used for protection of inhabited areas, roads, power [...]

Andiappanur Odai Dam

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HISTORY: The Andiappanur dam near Tirupattur has received surplus water after five years following heavy rain last week. The water is expected to benefit about 5,025 acres [...]

Anaikuttam Dam

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HISTORY: Anaikuttam Dam is located on Arjuna River in Virudunagar District in Tamil Nadu. The construction of the dam was completed in 1989. With the completion of the dam, [...]

Amaravathi Dam

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HISTORY: The Amaravathi Dam is a dam constructed on the Amaravati River. It is located at Amaravathinagar, 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Udumalpet on SH 17 in the Indira [...]

Aliyar Dam

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HISTORY: Aliyar (ஆழியாறு) (also spelt Azhiyar / Aaliyar) Reservoir is a 6.48 km2 (2.5 sq mi) reservoir located in Aliyar village near Pollachi town in [...]