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[1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States. Uttarakhand's Tehri Dam, is one of the largest dams in the world and was constructed in the 2006 across Ganges River.
Map of the major rivers, lakes and reservoirs in India. This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China, and USA.
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. [1] With a height of 260.5 m (855 ft), it is the tallest dam in India and the 13th-tallest dam in the world. It is the primary dam of THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The dam ...
Dams in Punjab, India (5 P) R. Dams in Rajasthan (1 C, 22 P) S. Dams in Sikkim (2 P) T. Dams in Tamil Nadu (1 C, 38 P) Dams in Telangana (27 P) U. Dams in Uttar ...
10: Earth-fill, Gravity & Masonry dam: 63.38: 1977: Irrigation & Hydroelectric: ... List of dams and reservoirs in India; References External links. Website of the ...
The dam was originally built by King Karikalan of the Chola Dynasty in c. 100 – c. 150 CE. It is located on the river in Thanjavur district, exactly 14 km from the city of Tiruchirappalli and 45 km from the city of Thanjavur. The idea behind the construction of the dam was to divert the river to the delta districts thereby boosting irrigation.
The dam was inaugurated in 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [5] The water level in the Sardar Sarovar Dam eventually reached its highest capacity at 138.7 metres on 15 September 2019. [6] [7] As one of the 25 dams planned on river Narmada, the Sardar Sarovar Dam is the largest structure to be built.
Dams in India by state or union territory (27 C) B. Barrages in India (29 P) D. Dams in Western Ghats (8 P) H. Hydroelectric power stations in India (2 C, 5 P) P.