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Important dams in India

Static GK: Important dams in India

Dam

  • Dam is a barrier constructed to store water, the resulting reservoir being used in the generation of electricity and Irrigation etc.
  • Dams are classified according to structure, intended purpose etc.
    (a) By Structure- Arch dam, Gravity dam, Embankment dams etc.
    (b) By Purpose- Irrigation purpose, Power generation, Multipurpose etc.

Damodar Valley Corporation

  • Government organization which operates several power stations in the Damodar River
  • States- Jharkhand, West Bengal
  • Four Dams are constructed under this which are-
    (1) Panchet dam (Jharkhand) on Damodar river
    (2) Maithon dam (Jharkhand) on Barak river
    (3) Tilaiya dam (Jharkhand) on Barak river
    (4) Konar dam (Jharkhand) on konar river

Some Facts about dams

  • Longest dam in India- Hirakund dam (Orissa)
  • Highest dam in India- Tehri dam (Uttarakhand)
  • Highest straight gravity Dam in India- Bhakra dam
  • First dam of India- Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) on river Kaveri (Tiruchirapalli, Tamilnadu)

Important Dams in India

StateDamRiver
Andhra Pradesh
   		Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna
Srisailam Dam Krishna
Polavaram ProjectGodavari
Somasila DamPenna
Arunachal PradeshRanganadi DamRanganadi River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River
Bihar
Nagi DamNagi
Kohira DamKohira
Chhattisgarh
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango DamHasdeo
Dudhawa DamMahanadi
Gujarat
      		Ukai DamTapti
Kadana DamMahi
Sardar Sarovar DamNarmada
Karjan DamKarjan
Mitti DamMitti
Aji DamAji
Sipu DamSipu
Himachal Pradesh
    		Pong DamBeas
Bhakra DamSatluj
Kol DamSatluj
Chamera DamRavi
Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) DamSatluj
Jammu and Kashmir
     		Baglihar DamChenab
Salal DamChenab
Uri DamJhelum
Pakal Dul DamMarusudar
Nimoo Bazgo DamIndus
Kishenganga DamKISHANGANGA
Jharkhand
    		Panchet DamDamodar
Maithon DamBarakar
Tenughat DamDamodar
Konar DamKonar
North KoelNorth Koel
Karnataka
         		Krishnarajasagar DamCauvery
Basava Sagar Dam (Narayanpur Dam)Krishna
Hemavathy DamHemavathy
Kabini DamKabini
Tungabhadra DamTungabhadra
Hidkal DamGhataprabha
Almatti DamKrishna
Bhadra DamBhadra
Supa damKalinadi
Lakhya DamLakhya hole
Kerala
    		Cheruthoni DamCheruthoni
Kakki DamKakki
Mullaperiyar DamPeriyar
Idukki DamPeriyar
Kulamavu DamKilivillithode
Madhya Pradesh
    		Ban Sagar DamSon
Gandhi Sagar DamChambal
Indira Sagar DamNarmada
Omkareshwar DamNarmada
Tawa DamTawa
Maharashtra
     		Bhatsa DamBhatsa and chorna
Koyna DamKoyna
Warna DamVarna
Ujjani DamBhima
Aruna DamAruna
Upper Wardha DamWardha
Odisha
       		Hirakud DamMahanadi
Indravati DamIndravati
Kapur DamKapur
Podagada DamPodagada
Rengali DamBrahmani
Upper Kolab DamKapur
Haladia DamHaladia
Lower Indra DamIndra
PunjabRanjit Sagar DamRavi
Rajasthan
     		Bisalpur DamBanas
Jawahar Sagar DamChambal
Mahi Bajaj Sagar DamMahi
Rana Pratap Sagar DamChambal
Jaswant Sagar DamLuni
Jakham Main DamJakham (Mahi)
SikkimRangit III DamRanjit
Tamilnadu
   		Bhavani DamBhavani
Mettur DamKaveri
Sholaiyar DamSholaiyar
Pillur DamBhavani
Telangana
     		Nagarjuna Sagar DamKrishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)
Srisailam DamKrishna (Some Part of Dam also in Telangana)
Nizam Sagar DamManjira
Musi DamMusi
Singur DamManjira
Sri Rama Sagar (Pochampadu Project)Godavari
Uttarakhand
    		Jamrani DamGola
Lakhwar DamYamuna
KoteshwarBhagirathi
Ramganga DamRamganga
Tehri DamBhagirathi
Uttar PradeshRihand DamRihand
West BengalKangsabati Kumari DamKasai

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