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Which is largest dam of India?

Which is largest dam of India?

Tehri Dam
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# Name State
1 Tehri Dam Uttarakhand
2 Lakhwar Dam Uttarakhand
3 Idukki (Eb)/Idukki Arch Dam Kerala
4 Bhakra Dam Himachal Pradesh

How many dams are there in Andhra Pradesh?

States Medium Total Storages*
Tamil Nadu 9 358,740
Karnataka 16 437,291
Andhra Pradesh 32 458,507
Orissa 6 198,198

Is Srisailam Dam in Telangana or Andhra?

The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River on the border of Mahabubnagar District, Telangana and Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh near Srisailam temple town and is the 2nd largest capacity working hydroelectric station in the country.

Which is largest dam in AP?

Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
List of Major Irrigation dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh

Name & Place Gross Storage (TMC) hideConstructed Year
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Vijayapuri South 312 1967
Srisailam Dam, Srisailam 216 1981
Polavaram Project, Polavaram 194 Under Construction
Somasila Dam, Somasila village 75 1917

Which is the smallest dam in India?

Mukkombu Dam
Mukkombu Dam – Tamil Nadu This is one of the smallest dams in India with a height of 685 meters. It is inspired by the Kallanai Dam in Tamil Nadu.

Which is the smallest river in Andhra Pradesh?

List of Rivers in Andhra Pradesh

Sr. No. Name Length
1 Godavari River 1,465 km
2 Krishna River 1,400 km
3 Penna River 597 km
4 Tungabhadra River 531 km

Which is the biggest dam in Telangana?

List of Major Irrigation dams and reservoirs in Telangana

Name & Place Gross Storage (TMC) River Basin
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Nalgonda 312.04 Krishna River
Nagarjuna Sagar tail pond, Nalgonda Krishna River
Jurala Project, Mahbubnagar 9.66 Krishna River
Lower Jurala HEP, Mahabubnagar Krishna River

Which is the biggest dam in Andhra Pradesh?

What is the largest dam in India?

According to Reservoir Capacity: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the biggest dam in India according to reservoir capacity measuring up to 9,371,845 acre ft. It is located across the Krishna River in Nagarjuna Sagar, Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh .

What are the major dams of India?

Operator-Karnataka Govn.

  • Bhakra Dam is the highest gravity dam in the world.
  • Maharashtra.
  • Uttar Pradesh.
  • Rajasthan.
  • Tamil Nadu.
  • Madhya Pradesh.
  • Jharkhand.
  • Which dam in India is the highest gravity dam?

    Across the Sutlej River, Bhakra Nangal , located in the Bilaspur district is the largest dam in India. This gravity dam with a height of 225 meters is the second largest dam in Asia. Bhakra Nangal’s reservoir, which is called ‘Gobind Sagar ‘ can hold up to 9.34 billion cubic meters of water and is the third-largest reservoir in India.