Name the largest Dam of India..

                                     By :- sumit kr.

As we know that there is a big and important place of questions related to general knowledge in competition exams. So this post is also about to one of these topics our today's topic is dams of India.

•what is Dam?

A wall build across a river to hold back the water and form lake behind it known as Dam.

•what is the main aim behind building a dam?  

 Dams are built for more than one purpose like:-.                                             

 •Fishing

•to generate hydroelectricity

•water supply for irrigation

•flood control

•fulfill the need of water for drinking.

•providing open water for navigation e.t.c......

 some disadvantages of dam.

•it have a harmful effect on marine life.

•It  resulted in displacement of local communities.

•it also induced earthquake and caused waterborne diseases.

•it submerged a large area of forest under water.

•it leads to a great soil-erosion.

•sometimes it also causes floods.

•water logging is also a big problem caused by dams.

Note:-Tabela dam in Pakistan is world's largest dam.

In india there is about 5,202 large dams according to the Central water commission (CMC)

LIST OF SOME MAJOR DAMS ARE GIVEN BELOW:-

List Of Major Dams in India	State	River
Bhavani Sagar dam	Tamil Nadu.	Bhavani
Tungabhadra Dam	Karnataka	Tungabhadra
Rihand Dam	Uttar Pradesh	Rihand
Maithon Dam	Jharkhand	Barakar
Koyna Dam	Maharashtra	Koyna
Bisalpur Dam	Rajasthan	Banas
Mettur Dam	Tamil Nadu	Kaveri
Krishnarajasagar Dam	Karnataka	Kaveri
Indira Sagar Dam	Madhya Pradesh	Narmada
Cheruthoni Dam	Kerala	Cheruthoni
Sardar Sarovar Dam	Gujarat	Narmada
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna
Hirakud dam	Odisha	Mahanadi
Bhakra Nangal Dam	Punjab-Himachal Pradesh Border	Sutlej
Tehri Dam	Uttarakhand	Bhagirathi

Tehri Dam

     Height of the Dam-260m

• Length of the Dam- 575 m
• Type of Dam- Rock fill
• The reservoir capacity- 21,00,000 acre feet
• Capacity that is installed- 1000 Megawatt

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Bhakra Nangal Dam

• Height of the Dam- 226 m
• Length of the Dam- 520m
• Type of Dam- Concrete Gravity
• The reservoir capacity- 75,01,775 acre feet
• Capacity that is installed- 1325 Megawatt

Hirakud Dam

• Height of the Dam- 96 m
• Length of the Dam- 8km
• Type of Dam- Composite Dam
• The reservoir capacity- 47,79,965 acre feet
• Capacity that is installed- 5 Megawatt

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

• Height of the Dam- 124m
• Length of the Dam- 1450m
• Type of Dam- Masonry Dam
• The reservoir capacity- 93,71,845 acre feet
• Capacity that is installed- 816 Megawatt

Sardar Sarovar Dam

• Height of the Dam- 163m
• Length of the Dam- 1210m
• Type of Dam- Gravity Dam
• The reservoir capacity- 77,01,775 acre feet
• Capacity that is installed- 1450 Megawatt

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