five dams of india
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This document provides details of 5 major dams in India: 1. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh with a height of 400 feet. 2. Bhavanisagar Dam on the Bhavani River in Tamil Nadu, which is the longest masonry dam in the world at 1700 meters. 3. Rihand Dam on the Rihand River in Uttar Pradesh with a height of 299 feet and installed capacity of 300 MW. 4. Maithon Dam on the Barakar River in Jharkhand with a height of 165 feet and installed capacity of 600 MW. 5. Koyna Dam on the Koyna
five dams of india
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- 2. Nagarjuna Sagar Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the world's largest Masonry Dam built across Krishna River in Nagarjuna Sagar, Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1955 and 1967. Nagarjuna Sagar was the earliest in the series of large infrastructure projects Initiated for the Green Revolution in India; it also is one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydro-electric projects in India.
- 3. Detail of the dam:- •HHeeiigghhtt:: 112244 mmeettrree ((440077 fftt)) •lleevveell LLeennggtthh:: 11,,555500 mmeettrreess •IImmppoouunnddss:: KKrriisshhnnaa RRiivveerr •RReesseerrvvooiirr CCaappaacciittyy:: 1111,,556600,,000000,,000000 mm33 •CCaattcchhmmeenntt aarreeaa:: 221155000000 kkmm² •SSuurrffaaccee aarreeaa:: 228855 kkmm22 ((111100 ssqq mmii)) •SSppiillllwwaayy ooff ddaamm :: 447711 mm •NNoonn--oovveerr ffllooww ddaamm :: 997799 mm TThhee HHyyddrrooeelleeccttrriicc ppllaanntt hhaass aa ppoowweerr ggeenneerraattiioonn ccaappaacciittyy ooff 881155..66 MMWW wwiitthh 88 uunniittss ((11xx111100 MMWW++77xx110000..88 MMWW..
- 4. Bhavanisagar Dam The Bhavani Sagar Dam constructed across Bhavani river, is located 80 Km away from Coimbatore city, Tamil Nadu. This dam looks very beautiful and one of the important tourist place in the district of Erode. The Bhavani sagar dam is 8 km. long and it is the longest masonry dam in the world.
- 5. DDeettaaiill ooff tthhee ddaamm::-- •HHeeiigghhtt:: 110055 fftt •LLeennggtthh:: 11770000 mmeetteerrss •TTyyppee:: EEaarrtthheenn ddaamm •RRiivveerr:: BBhhaavvaannii RRiivveerr •LLooccaattiioonn:: TTaammiill NNaadduu •IInnssttaalllleedd ccaappaacciittyy:: 11,,992200 MMWW
- 6. Rihand Dam The Rihand dam has been built across Rihand River a Tributary of Sone river, near Pipri in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The concrete gravity dam has its maximum height that is 91m. The reservoir made by Rihand dam is known as Govind Ballabh Pant (GBP) reservoir.
- 7. DDeettaaiill ooff tthhee ddaamm::-- •HHeeiigghhtt:: 229999 fftt •LLeennggtthh:: 33006644 fftt •TTyyppee:: CCoonnccrreettee GGrraavviittyy ddaamm •RRiivveerr:: RRiihhaanndd RRiivveerr •LLooccaattiioonn:: UUttttaarr PPrraaddeesshh •IInnssttaalllleedd ccaappaacciittyy:: 330000 MMWW . • CCaappaacciittyy:: 1100..66 bbiilllliioonn ccuubbiicc mmeettrreess • CCaattcchhmmeenntt aarreeaa:: 55,,114488 kkmm22 ((11,,998888 ssqq mmii)) • PPoowweerr ssttaattiioonn TTuurrbbiinneess:: 66 xx 5500 MMWW FFrraanncciiss--ttyyppee IInnssttaalllleedd
- 8. Maithon Dam Maithon Dam is built on the river of Barakar located at Maithon and is a big dam in tribal state Jharkhand. Maithon Dam is one of the most popular dams in Jharkhand and one of the most successful multipurpose projects in India. This dam specially designed for flood control and generates high electric power. There is an underground power station, the first of its kind in the whole of South East Asia. Maithon Dam is the biggest reservoir in the Damodar Valley.
- 9. DDeettaaiill ooff tthhee ddaamm::-- •HHeeiigghhtt:: 116655 fftt •LLeennggtthh:: 1155,,771122 fftt •TTyyppee:: CCoonnccrreettee ccuumm EEaarrtthheenn ddaamm •RRiivveerr:: BBaarraakkaarr RRiivveerr •LLooccaattiioonn:: JJhhaarrkkhhaanndd •IInnssttaalllleedd ccaappaacciittyy:: 6600 MMWW TThhee DDaamm''ss MMiissssiioonn CCoommpprriisseess::-- •FFlloooodd CCoonnttrrooll pprroommoottiioonn && ooppeerraattiioonn ooff sscchheemmeess ffoorr iirrrriiggaattiioonn wwaatteerr ssuuppppllyy ffoorr ddoommeessttiicc && iinndduussttrriiaall uussee nnaavviiggaattiioonn && ddrraaiinnaaggee ggeenneerraattiioonn.. •TTrraannssmmiissssiioonn && DDiissttrriibbuuttiioonn ooff EElleeccttrriiccaall EEnneerrggyy
- 10. Koyna Dam Koyna Dam is built across river koyana in Koyna Naga Maharashtra with a height of 103m. It is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra located at western ghats. The lake founded by the Koyna dam is called The Shivaji Lake, the area is surrounded with the natural beauty of Sahyadri Mountains Ranges.
- 11. Detail of the dam:- •HHeeiigghhtt:: 333399 fftt.. •LLeennggtthh:: 22,,664488 fftt •TTyyppee:: RRuubbbbllee--CCoonnccrreettee ddaamm •RRiivveerr:: KKooyynnaa RRiivveerr •LLooccaattiioonn:: MMaahhaarraasshhttrraa TTuurrbbiinneess ppoowweerrhhoouussee:: 22 xx 2200 MMWW TToottaall :: 1188 FFrraanncciiss ttuurrbbiinneess IInnssttaalllleedd ccaappaacciittyy 11,,996600 MMWW MMaaxxiimmuumm ccaappaacciittyy:: 112200000055 LL