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Banasura Sagar Dam, situated in Padinjarathara in Kerala is the largest earth dam in India and second largest dam in Asia. Banasura Dam is under the control of Padinjarathara KSEB Station. India's first operating floating solar power plant was established in Banasura Dam. The dam is surrounded by Banasura Hills.
Earth-fill: Lakhisarai: Irrigation 6 Belharna Dam: Belharna 411.58 30.1 Ganga 1987 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 7 Bilasi Dam: Bilasi 169.8 19.97 Ganga 2001 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 8 Chandan Dam: Chandan 1555 40.4 Ganga 1968 Earth-fill: Jamui: Irrigation 9 Durgawati Dam: Durgawati 1615.4 46.3 Ganga Under Construction Earth-fill: Kaimur ...
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 ...
The following table lists the largest man-made dams by volume of fill/structure. By general definition, a dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams, hence tailings dams are relegated to a separate list. Data on volume of structure is not as easily available or reliable as data on dam height and reservoir volume.
Embankment, earth-fill Mexico: Grijalva River: 1980 Tehri Dam: 260.5 m (855 ft) Embankment, earth-fill India: Bhagirathi: 2006 Mauvoisin Dam [5] 250 m (820 ft) Concrete arch Switzerland: Dranse de Bagnes: 1957 Laxiwa Dam: 250 m (820 ft) Concrete arch China: Yellow River: 2009 Deriner Dam: 249 m (817 ft) Concrete double-arch Turkey: Çoruh River ...
under the rain clouds Bhavanisagar Dam. Bhavanisagar Dam or Lower Bhavani Dam, is located in Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. [2] The dam is constructed on the Bhavani river. [1] It is one of the world's largest earthen dams. Thyagi M.A. Eswaran, the Erode MLA was instrumental in bringing the Bhavanisagar Dam Project. M. A.
The dam and dykes together measure 25.8 km (16.0 mi). [5] It also forms the biggest artificial lake in India, [dubious – discuss] with a reservoir holding 743 km 2 (287 sq mi) at full capacity, with a shoreline of over 639 km (397 mi). There are two observation towers on the dam one at each side.