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Dams in India [Important]

 India, land of rivers has a huge potential for the construction of massive dams, owing to the geographical features. In the north lies the Himalayan Mountains, in middle India lies the Plateaus, whereas in southern India have Western and the Eastern Ghats along the ocean boundaries of the country. India has already constructed a huge number of several dams and water reservoirs, with approximately 4300 already-constructed large dams. Moreover, several projects are in the pipeline.

Here we are sharing most important information about Dams in India.

 According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), India has

5,202 large dams.

•  Longest:

Hirakud Dam (25.8km)

State: Odisha

River: Mahanadi

•  Largest/Highest:

Tehri Dam (260.5m)

State: Uttarakhand

River: Bhagirathi

•  Oldest:

Kallanai Dam (100BC-100AD)

State: Tamil Nadu

River: Kaveri

•  Largest Masonry:

Nagarjuna Sagar

State: Telangana

River: Krishna

List Of Major Dams in India

List Of Major Dams in India	State	River
Bhavani Sagar dam	Tamil Nadu	Bhavani
Tungabhadra Dam	Karnataka	Tungabhadra
Rihand Dam	Uttar Pradesh	Rihand
Maithon Dam	Jharkhand	Barakar
Koyna Dam	Maharashtra	Koyna
Bisalpur Dam	Rajasthan	Banas
Mettur Dam	Tamil Nadu	Kaveri
Krishnarajasagar Dam	Karnataka	Kaveri
Indira Sagar Dam	Madhya Pradesh	Narmada
Cheruthoni Dam	Kerala	Cheruthoni
Sardar Sarovar Dam	Gujarat	Narmada
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam	Telangana	Krishna
Hirakud dam	Odisha	Mahanadi
Bhakra Nangal Dam	Punjab-Himachal Pradesh Border	Sutlej
Tehri Dam	Uttarakhand	Bhagirathi

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