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    TRUE MENTORS BY ARUN KUMAR AIR-5 SSC CGL 2023

    Major Dams in India


    Important facts
     Jawaharlal Nehru proclaimed the dams as the 'temples of modern India
     Highest Dam in India-Tehri Dam(Uttarakhand)-River: Bhagirathi River
     Longest Dam in India-Hirakud Dam (Odisha) - River: Mahanadi
     Oldest Dam in India -Kallanai Dam(Tamil Nadu)-River: Kaveri, Year of completion: 100 BC
    –100 AD
     First Gravity Dam in Uttrakhand-Song Dam
     The reservoir of Rihand Dam is also known as Govind ballabh Pant Sagar is India’s
    Larget artificial lake
     Maharana Pratap Sagar Reservoir on the river beas in Himachal is also known as Pong Dam
     Gobind Sagar Reservoir- on the river Sutlej
     Krishna Raja Sagara Dam designed by Sir M Visvesvaraya
     During the first five year Plan-from 1951-1956-that the mega dam projects of Bhakra-
    Nangal, Hirakud, Damodar Valley dam and Mettur dam were initiated.
     Afgan-India Friendship Dam-Salma Dam-(Hari River Afghanistan)
     Indira Gandhi Canal-Longest Canal in India. It Start from Harike Barrage (Punjab)

    Some Famous Dams of World


    1. Aswan Dam-Nile-Egypt
    2. Kariba dam – Zambezi river ( zambia + zimbabwe)
    3. Itaipu dam also known as the simon bolivar dam – on border of Paraguay and Brazil
     Three Gorges Dam-China-Largest Hydroelectric Dam in the World
     Hoover Dam-Colorado River-USA

    List of Important Dams in India


    State Name of Dam River State Name of Dam River
    Nizam Sagar Manjira River Ujani Dam Bhima River
    Radhanagari Bhogawati River Koyna Dam Koyna River
    Maharasht
    ra
    Telangan Lower Manair Manair River Jayakwadi Dam Godavari River
    a Manair River
    Mid Manair Gangapur Dam Godavari
    and SRSP Flood
    Flow Canal
    Manair and
    Upper Manair Odisha Indravati Dam Indravati River
    Kudlair
    Singur dam Manjira River Hirakud Dam Mahanadi River
    Somasila Dam Pennar River Vaigai Dam Vaigai River
    Andhra
    Srisailam Dam Krishna River Perunchani Dam Paralayar River
    Pradesh Tamil Nadu
    Jalaput Dam Machkund River Mettur Dam Kaveri River
    Gujarat Ukai Dam Tapti River Kallanai Kaveri
    Sardar Sarovar Narmada Bhavani Sagar Bhavani

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    TRUE MENTORS BY ARUN KUMAR AIR-5 SSC CGL 2023
    Govind Ballabh Rihand River
    Dharoi Dam Sabarmati River
    Uttar Pant Sagar Dam
    Kadana dam Mahi River Pradesh also Rihand
    Matatila Damdam Betwa
    Dantiwada Dam Banas River Paricha Betwa
    Pandoh Dam Beas River Uttarakhan Tehri Dam Bhagirathi River
    d
    Pong dam Beas Dhauli Ganga Dhauli Ganga
    Bhakra Nangal
    Sutlej River Siswan Dam Siswan
    Dam
    Himachal Punjab
    Pradesh Ranjit Sagar
    Nathpa Jhakri Satlej River Ravi
    (Thein)
    Kol dam Sutlej West Panchet Dam Damodar
    Bengal
    Chamera Dam Ravi River Farakka Barrage Ganges

    Ravishankar Dam
    Baglihar Dam Chenab River Mahanadi
    ( Gangreal)
    Chhattisgar
    Salal Dam Chenab h Minimata Bango Hasdeo
    Chutak Dam Suru Dudhawa Mahanadi
    Jammu Dumkhar
    and Indus River Jawahar Sagar Chambal
    Hydroelectric
    Kashmir Dam Rajasthan
    Uri Hydroelectric Jhelum River Rana Pratap Sagar Chambal
    Dulhasti dam Chenab river Jawai Jawai River
    Tipaimukh Dam
    (disputed b/W
    Pakal dul Dam Marusudar Manipur Barak river
    India and
    bangladesh)
    Tunga Bhadra Tungabhadra Malampuzha Dam Malampuzha
    Linganamakki Sharavathi River Peechi Dam Manali River
    Kadra Dam Kalinadi River Idukki Dam Periyar River
    Alamatti Dam Krishna River Kundala Dam Kundala Lake
    Karnatak Kalinadi or Kali
    Supa Dam Parambikulam Parambikulam
    a river
    Kerala
    Krishna Raja
    Kaveri River Walayar Dam Walayar River
    Sagara Dam
    Harangi Dam Harangi River Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar River
    Narayanpur Dam Krishna River Neyyar Dam Neyyar River
    Kodasalli Dam Kali River Banasura Sagar Kabini
    Maithon Dam Barakar River

    Jharkhand Tilaiya Dam Barakar River

    Chandil Dam Swarnarekha

    Panchet Dam Damodar River

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