Dams are pretty interesting a topic for the people who prepare question papers for competitive examinations. And why not! After all, dams are useful in the Indian economy in terms of power generation, irrigation and flood prevention. Also the fact that they are important landmarks from the geographical perspective. Let’s have a look at some interesting facts about dams from the Indian perspective.

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• Highest Dam (260 m) and Highest Power Capacity (1,000 MW) Dam: Tehri Dam
• Longest Dam (15 kms): Hirakud Dam
• Largest Volume Holding Capacity (11.472 billion cubic meters): Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
• Oldest Dam (2nd Century AD): Kallanai dam
• Highest Arch Dam (169 m): Idukki Dam

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Dams which have been in news recently

• Idukki Dam (Kerala floods)
• Sardar Sarovar Dam (Was recently inaugurated)

It would be helpful to memorize the name of dams and their location if you put a map in your room and bookmark the dams on it. We are providing you a list of all the important dams in the below table.

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Dams	State	River
Rihand dam (Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam)	Uttar Pradesh	Rihand River
Tehri Dam	Uttarakhand	Bhagirathi River
Dhauli Ganga Dam	Uttarakhand	Dhauli Ganga River
Lakhwar Dam	Uttarakhand	Yamuna
Bhakra Nangal Dam	Himachal Pradesh	Sutlej
Somasila Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Pennar River
NagarjunaSagar Dam	Andhra Pradesh & Telangana border	Krishna
Srisailam Dam	Andhra Pradesh	Krishna River
Singur dam	Telangana	Manjira River
Dharoi Dam	Gujarat	Sabarmati River
Kadana dam	Gujarat	Mahi River
Dantiwada Dam	Gujarat	Banas River
Sardar Sarovar Dam	Gujarat	Narmada
Ukai Dam	Gujarat	Tapti

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