Dams in India

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# Dam River Location

1. Nagarjuna Sagar Krishna Between Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) & Nalgonda

Dam (1967) (Telangana)

2. Srisailam Dam Krishna Kurnool district,

(1961) Andhra Pradesh

3. Somasila Dam Pennar Nellore,

(1989) Andhra Pradesh

4. Dharoi Dam Sabarmati Mehsana & Sabarkantha Districts,

(1978) Gujarat

5. Dantiwada Dam Dantiwada Banaskantha District,

(1965) Gujarat

6. Kadana Dam Mahi Mahisagar District,

(1989) Gujarat

7. Sardar Sarovar Narmada Tapi District,

Dam
Gujarat
(2017)

8. Bhakra Dam Sutlej Bilaspur District,

(1963) Himachal Pradesh

9. Chamera Dam Ravi Chamba District,

(1994) Himachal Pradesh

10. Nathpa Jhakri Dam Sutlej Shimla,

(2004) Himachal Pradesh

11. Pandoh Dam Beas Mandi District,

(1977) Himachal Pradesh

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12. Baglihar Dam Chenab Doda District,

(2004) Jammu and Kashmir

13. Dumkhar Indus Leh District, Jammu and Kashmir

Dam(2003)

14. Uri Dam Jhelum Baramula District,

(2014) Jammu and Kashmir

15. Chandil Dam Subarnarekha Seraikela Kharsawan District,

Jharkhand

16. Maithon Dam Barakar Dhanbad,

(1957) Jharkhand

17. Panchet Dam Damodar Dhanbad,

(1959) Jharkhand

18. Almatti Dam Krishna Bijapur District,

(2005) Karnataka

19. Kadra Dam Kalinadi Karwar District,

(1997) Karnataka

20. Harangi Dam Harangi Kushalnagar,

(1982) Karnataka

21. Krishna Raja Kaveri Mandya,

Sagara Dam
Karnataka
(1938)

22. Basava Sagara Krishna Yadagiri District,

(1932) Karnataka

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23. Kodasalli Dam Kali Karwar District,

(2000) Karnataka

24. Tungabhadra Dam Tungabhadra Ballari District,

(1953) Karnataka

25. Banasura Sagar Kabini Wayanad District, Kerala

Dam

26. Idukki Dam Periyar Idukki,

Kerala

27. Walayar Dam Walayar Palakkad District,

(1964) Kerala

28. Neyyar Dam Neyyar Thiruvananthapuram District,

(1958) Kerala

29. Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar Idukki District,

(1895) Kerala

30. Cheruthoni Dam Periyar Idukki District,

(1976) Kerala

31. Bansagar Dam Sone Shahdol District,

(2006) Madhya Pradesh

32. Bargi Dam Narmada Jabalpur District,

(1988) Madhya Pradesh

33. Indirasagar Dam Narmada Mundi,

(2005) Madhya Pradesh

34. Rajghat Dam Betwa Ashok Nagar District, Madhya Pradesh & Lalitpur,
(2005) Uttar Pradesh

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35. Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal Mandsaur District,

(1960) Madhya Pradesh

36. Khadakwasla Dam Mutha Pune,

(1969) Maharashtra

37. Radhanagari Dam Bhogawati Kolhapur District,

(1954) Maharashtra

38. Bhandardara Dam Paravara Akola,

(1926) Maharashtra

39. Kolkewadi Dam Koyna Ratnagiri District,

(1975) Maharashtra

40. Panshet Dam Ambi Pune,

(1972) Maharashtra

41. Jayakwadi Dam Godavari Aurangabad District,

(1976) Maharashtra

42. Mulshi Dam Mula Pune,

(1927) Maharashtra

43. Hirakud Dam Mahanadi Sambalpur,

(1957) Odisha

44. Indravati Dam Indravati Kalahandi District,

(2001) Odisha

45. Bisalpur Dam Banas Tonk District,

(1999) Rajasthan

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46. Perunchani Dam Paralayar Kanyakumari District,

Tamil Nadu

47. Mettur Dam Kaveri Salem District,

(1934) Tamil Nadu

48. Bhavanisagar Dam Bhavani Erode District,

(1955) Tamil Nadu

49. Nizam Sagar Dam Godavari Kamareddy,

(1931) Telangana

50. Sriram Sagar Godavari Nizamabad District,

Project (1977)
Telangana

51. Rihand Dam Rihand Sonbhadra District,

(1962) Uttar Pradesh

52. Tehri Dam Bhagirathi Tehri,

(*May 2018) Uttarakhand

Test your Knowledge: (Questions from Previous Years Papers)

1. On which River Hirakud dam (longest dam in India) is situated?

Answer: Mahanadi (Odisha)

Explanation: The Hirakud Dam is located in the state of Orissa. It is the longest dam in India
with a length of 26 kms. It is also in the list of the longest dams in the world. The Hirakud Dam is
situated on the river Mahanadi.

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2. In which River Bhakranangal dam (largest dam in India) is situated?

Answer: Sutlej (Himachal Pradesh)

Explanation: The Bhakra Nangal Dam is located in the state of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. It
is the largest dam in India having a height of 225 metres and also in the second position in the
largest dams in all over Asia. It is situated on the river Sutlej.

3. In which River Tehri Dam (highest dam in India) is situated?

Answer: Bhagirathi River (Uttarakhand)

Explanation: The Tehri Dam is located in the state of Uttarakhand. It is the highest Dam in India
with a height of 216 metres. It is also listed in the top ten highest dams in the world. This Dam is
situated on the river Bhagirathi.

4. In which River Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is situated?

Answer: Krishna River

Explanation: The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is India’s
largest Masonry Dams built till date. It is the largest manmade lake in the world. It has 26 gates
and is 1.6 kms in length. It is situated on the river Krishna.

5. In which state the Baglihar Dam is situated?

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir (in river Chenab)

Explanation: Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of-the-
river power project on the Chenab River in the southern Doda district of the Indian state of
Jammu and Kashmir.

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6. In which state the Ukai Dam is situated?

Answer: Gujarat (in river Tapti)

Explanation: The Ukai Dam, constructed across the Tapti River, is the largest reservoir in
Gujarat. It is also known as Vallabh Sagar.

7. In which state the Pong Dam is situated?

Answer: Himachal Pradesh (in river Beas)

Explanation: Maharana Pratap Sagar also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was
created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland
zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh.

8. In which state is the Koyna Dam is situated?

Answer: Maharashtra (in river Koyna)

Explanation: The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-
concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in
Sahyadri ranges.

9. In which state is the Osman Sagar dam is situated?

Answer: Andhra Pradesh (in river Musi)

Explanation:

Osman Sagar, popularly known as Gandipet, is a reservoir in the of Hyderabad, Telangana.

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10. The city located on the banks of Gomati is

Answer: Lucknow

11. Srinagar is situated on the banks of........

Answer: Jhelum

12. The city located on the banks of Sarayu is

Answer: Ayodhya

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