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Nangal is a town, near city of Rupnagar in Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It sits at the foot of the Shiwalik Hills where it was established after plans for a dam required the movement of previously established villages.
Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the foothills of Shiwalik in the state of Punjab.It serves as a home to various varieties of both flora and fauna. Aside from supporting varieties of flora and fauna, Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary also `houses’ some of the threatened species, such as the endangered Indian Pangolin, Egyptian Vulture, and many more.
Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir. Nangal Dam is another dam at Nangal in Punjab downstream of Bhakra Dam.
The major cities in Rupnagar District are Morinda, Nangal and Anandpur Sahib. Morinda is also known as Baghwāla "[The City] of Gardens." Morinda is located on the Chandigarh-Ludhiana Highway. The Bhakra Dam in Nangal lies on the boundary with the neighboring state of Himachal Pradesh.
Naya Nangal is a town, near Rupnagar city and the Bhakhra Dam in Rupnagar district of Punjab, India. It is part of Nangal , and is a planned town having sectors similar to the city Chandigarh . The town was created for employees of National Fertilizers . [ 1 ]
Anandpur Sahib is located on National Highway 503 that links Kiratpur Sahib and Chandigarh to Nangal, Una and further Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.It is situated near the Sutlej river, the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab.
This is a list of the tallest dams in the world over 135 m (443 ft) in height. The tallest dam in the world is the Jinping-I Dam, an arch dam in China at 305 m (1,001 ft).
Gobind Sagar Lake is a reservoir situated in Una and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh, India. [2]Formed by the Bhakra Dam on the river Sutlej, the reservoir is named in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru.