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\"\"<\/a>Important Dams in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Every resource around us when utilized appropriately will definitely give lot of benefits to the surrounding. Water, our valuable natural resource is potentially utilized by the construction of dams on the river. India is a land with many rivers and we have made the best preservation of our resource by utilizing it through the construction of dams. Reservoirs created by the dam help in suppressing floods as well as locking water for further use. Hydroelectricity generation is one of the important contributions of dam construction. Reservoirs also provide water for domestic, industrial and agricultural usage. India has a total of 5202 large dams.<\/p>\n

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  1. Details of important dams in India<\/li>\n
  2. State wise list of all dams in India and the river located<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    1. Details of important dams in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Highest dam in India: Tehri Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

    State: Uttarakhand<\/p>\n

    Height: 260 meters<\/p>\n

    Highest Power Capacity: 2,000 MW<\/p>\n

    Length: 575 meters<\/p>\n

    Reservoir: 4.0 cubic kilometers<\/p>\n

    River: Bhagirathi River<\/p>\n

    The construction started in 1978.<\/p>\n

    Longest Dam in India:<\/strong> Hirakud Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

    State:<\/strong> Odisha<\/p>\n

    River: Mahanadi<\/p>\n

    Length: 25.8 Km<\/p>\n

    Reservoir: 55\u00a0km<\/p>\n

    Oldest Dam in India: Kallani Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The dam was originally built by King Karikalan of the Chola Dynasty in c.\u2009100 BC\u00a0\u2013 c.\u2009100 AD.<\/p>\n

    State: Tamilnadu<\/p>\n

    River: Kaveri<\/p>\n

    2. State wise list of dams in India and the river located in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    State<\/strong><\/td>\nDam<\/strong><\/td>\nRiver<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Andhra Pradesh<\/strong><\/td>\nKalyani Dam<\/p>\n

    Kandaleru Dam<\/p>\n

    Srisailam Dam<\/p>\n

    Somasila Dam<\/p>\n

    Veligallu Dam<\/p>\n

    NagarjunaSagar Dam<\/td>\n

    		Swarnamukhi River<\/p>\n

    Kandaleru River<\/p>\n

    Krishna River<\/p>\n

    Penna River<\/p>\n

    Papagni River<\/p>\n

    Krishna River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Arunachal Pradesh<\/strong><\/td>\nDibang Dam (Under Construction)<\/p>\n

    Ranganadi Dam<\/p>\n

    Subansiri Dam<\/td>\n

    		Dibang River<\/p>\n

    Ranganadi River<\/p>\n

    Subansiri River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Bihar<\/strong><\/td>\nChandan Dam<\/p>\n

    Durgawati Dam<\/p>\n

    Nagi Dam<\/td>\n

    		Chandan River<\/p>\n

    Durgawati River<\/p>\n

    Nagi River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Chhattisgarh<\/strong><\/td>\nGangrel Dam<\/p>\n

    Kutaghat Dam<\/p>\n

    Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam<\/p>\n

    Dudhawa Dam<\/td>\n

    		Mahanadi River<\/p>\n

    Kharang River<\/p>\n

    Hasdeo River<\/p>\n

    Mahanadi River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Gujarat<\/strong><\/td>\nDantiwada Dam<\/p>\n

    Kandana Dam<\/p>\n

    Kamleshwar Dam<\/p>\n

    Sardar Sarovar Dam<\/p>\n

    Ukai Dam<\/td>\n

    		Banas River<\/p>\n

    Mahi River<\/p>\n

    Hiran River<\/p>\n

    Narmada River<\/p>\n

    Tapti River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Punjab<\/strong><\/td>\nBakhra Nangal Dam<\/p>\n

    Damsal Dam<\/p>\n

    Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam<\/p>\n

    Siswan Dam<\/td>\n

    		Sutlej River<\/p>\n

    Damsal River<\/p>\n

    Ravi River<\/p>\n

    Siswan Khad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Himachal Pradesh<\/strong><\/td>\nBhakra Nangal Dam<\/p>\n

    Chamera Dam<\/p>\n

    Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam<\/p>\n

    Pandoh Dam<\/td>\n

    		Sutlej River<\/p>\n

    Ravi River<\/p>\n

    Beas River<\/p>\n

    Beas River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Jammu & Kashmir<\/strong><\/td>\nBaglihar Dam<\/p>\n

    Cholal Dam<\/p>\n

    Shahpur Kandi Dam<\/p>\n

    Shalal Dam<\/p>\n

    Uri Dam<\/td>\n

    		Chenab River<\/p>\n

    Cholal Choe River<\/p>\n

    Ravi River<\/p>\n

    Chenab River<\/p>\n

    Jhelum River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Jharkhand<\/strong><\/td>\nKonar Dam<\/p>\n

    Maithon Dam<\/p>\n

    Panchet Dam<\/p>\n

    Tenughat Dam<\/td>\n

    		Konar River<\/p>\n

    Barakar River<\/p>\n

    Damodar River<\/p>\n

    Damodar River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Karnataka<\/strong><\/td>\nMatti Dam<\/p>\n

    Bhadra Dam<\/p>\n

    Hemavathi Dam<\/p>\n

    Hidkal Dam<\/p>\n

    Lakhya Dam<\/p>\n

    Linganamakki Dam<\/p>\n

    Malaprabha Dam<\/p>\n

    Supa Dam<\/p>\n

    Tunga Bhadra Dam<\/td>\n

    		Krishna River<\/p>\n

    Bhadra River<\/p>\n

    Hemavathi River<\/p>\n

    Ghataprabha River<\/p>\n

    Lakhya River<\/p>\n

    Sharavathi River<\/p>\n

    Malaprabha River<\/p>\n

    Kalinadi(kali) River<\/p>\n

    Thunga Bhadra River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Kerala<\/strong><\/td>\nCheruthoni Dam<\/p>\n

    Idamalayar Dam<\/p>\n

    Idukki Arch Dam<\/p>\n

    Kulamavu Dam<\/p>\n

    Kakki Dam<\/p>\n

    Malampuzha Dam<\/p>\n

    Mullaiperiyar Dam<\/p>\n

    Parambikulam Dam<\/p>\n

    Neyyar Dam<\/td>\n

    		Cheruthoni River<\/p>\n

    Edamalayar\/Periyar River<\/p>\n

    Periyar River<\/p>\n

    Kaliyar River<\/p>\n

    Kakki River<\/p>\n

    Malampuzha river<\/p>\n

    Periyar River<\/p>\n

    Parambikulam River<\/p>\n

    Neyyar River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Madhya Pradesh<\/strong><\/td>\nBargi Dam<\/p>\n

    Gandhi Sagar Dam<\/p>\n

    Indira Sagar Dam<\/p>\n

    Madikheda Dam<\/p>\n

    Omkareshwar Dam<\/p>\n

    Tawa Dam<\/td>\n

    		Narmada River<\/p>\n

    Chambal River<\/p>\n

    Narmada River<\/p>\n

    Sindh River<\/p>\n

    Narmada River<\/p>\n

    Tawa River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Maharastra<\/strong><\/td>\nBhatsa Dam<\/p>\n

    Isapur Dam<\/p>\n

    Jayakwadi(Paithan) Dam<\/p>\n

    Koyna Dam<\/p>\n

    Totladoh Dam<\/p>\n

    Ujjani (Bhima) Dam<\/p>\n

    Warna Dam<\/td>\n

    		Bhatsa & Chorna River<\/p>\n

    Penganga River<\/p>\n

    Godavari River<\/p>\n

    Koyna River<\/p>\n

    Pench River<\/p>\n

    Bhima River<\/p>\n

    Warna River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Odisha<\/strong><\/td>\nHirakud Dam<\/p>\n

    Indravati Dam<\/p>\n

    Kapur Dam<\/p>\n

    Mandira Dam<\/p>\n

    Muran Dam<\/p>\n

    Podagada Dam<\/p>\n

    Rengali Dam<\/p>\n

    Upper Kolab Dam<\/td>\n

    		Mahanadi River<\/p>\n

    Indravati River<\/p>\n

    Kapur River<\/p>\n

    Sankha River<\/p>\n

    Muran River<\/p>\n

    Podagada River<\/p>\n

    Brahmni River<\/p>\n

    Kolab River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Rajasthan<\/strong><\/td>\nBisalpur Dam<\/p>\n

    Jawahar Sagar Dam<\/p>\n

    Jawai Dam<\/p>\n

    Mahai Bajaj Sagar Dam<\/p>\n

    Rana Pratap Sagar Dam<\/td>\n

    		Banas River<\/p>\n

    Chambal River<\/p>\n

    Jawai River<\/p>\n

    Mahi River<\/p>\n

    Chambal River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Tamil Nadu<\/strong><\/td>\nAliyar Dam<\/p>\n

    Amaravathi Dam<\/p>\n

    Bhavani Sagar Dam<\/p>\n

    Mettur Dam<\/p>\n

    Sholaiyar Dam<\/p>\n

    Vaigai Dam<\/td>\n

    		Aliyar River<\/p>\n

    Amaravathi River<\/p>\n

    Bhavani River<\/p>\n

    Cauveri River<\/p>\n

    Sholaiyar River<\/p>\n

    Vaigai River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Telangana<\/strong><\/td>\nManair Dam<\/p>\n

    Nizam sagar Dam<\/p>\n

    Ramagundam Dam<\/p>\n

    Singur Dam<\/p>\n

    Somasila dam<\/p>\n

    Srisailam Dam<\/p>\n

    Sriram Sagar Dam<\/td>\n

    		Manair River<\/p>\n

    Manjira River<\/p>\n

    Godavari River<\/p>\n

    Manjira River<\/p>\n

    Pennar River<\/p>\n

    Krishna River<\/p>\n

    Godavari River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    Uttar Pradesh<\/strong><\/td>\nDhanraul Dam<\/p>\n

    Matatila Dam<\/p>\n

    Parichha Dam<\/p>\n

    Rajghat Dam<\/p>\n

    Rihand Dam<\/p>\n

    Ganges Barrage<\/td>\n

    		Ghaghar River<\/p>\n

    Betwa River<\/p>\n

    Betwa River<\/p>\n

    Betwa River<\/p>\n

    Rihand River<\/p>\n

    Ganges River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    West Bengal<\/strong><\/td>\nDurgapur Barrage<\/p>\n

    Farakka Barrage<\/p>\n

    Kangasabati Dam<\/p>\n

    Panchet Dam<\/td>\n

    		Damodar River<\/p>\n

    Ganges River<\/p>\n

    Kangasabati,Kumari<\/p>\n

    Damodar River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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