Dams and Reservoirs of India

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1. Bhakra NangalHimachal PradeshConcrete gravity dam on the Sutlej at Bhakra, Bilaspur; the Nangal dam downstream in Punjab completes the Bhakra-Nangal multipurpose project.
2. TehriUttarakhandEarth-and-rock-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi at New Tehri, where the Bhilangana joins the Bhagirathi.
3. Sardar SarovarGujaratConcrete gravity dam on the Narmada at Kevadia, the terminal and largest structure of the Narmada Valley Project.
4. HirakudOdishaComposite earth-concrete-masonry dam across the Mahanadi near Sambalpur; at 25.8 km including dykes it is one of the longest dams in the world.
5. Nagarjuna SagarTelanganaMasonry dam across the Krishna on the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh border, built 1955-67 and hailed as a temple of modern India.
6. SrisailamAndhra PradeshGravity dam on the Krishna cut through the Nallamala hills, straddling Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
7. TungabhadraKarnatakaMultipurpose dam across the Tungabhadra near Hospet, also called Pampa Sagar, close to Hampi.
8. MetturTamil NaduMasonry gravity dam across the Kaveri at Mettur, Salem district, built 1925-34 under British rule.
9. BhavanisagarTamil NaduEarthen dam on the Bhavani, a Kaveri tributary, in Erode district - among the largest earthen dams in the world.
10. KrishnarajasagaraKarnatakaGravity dam across the Kaveri near Mysuru in Mandya district, below its confluence with the Hemavati and Lakshmana Tirtha.
11. AlmattiKarnatakaDam across the Krishna in Vijayapura district, officially the Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam and headworks of the Upper Krishna Project.
12. KoynaMaharashtraRubble-concrete dam on the Koyna, a Krishna tributary, at Koynanagar, Satara district, in the Western Ghats.
13. JayakwadiMaharashtraEarthen dam on the Godavari at Paithan creating the Nath Sagar reservoir, one of the longest earthen dams in Asia.
14. UkaiGujaratEarth-cum-masonry dam across the Tapi in Tapi district, built 1972.
15. Rana Pratap SagarRajasthanGravity masonry dam on the CHAMBAL at Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh district - the second link in the Chambal cascade: Gandhi Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar, Jawahar Sagar, then the Kota Barrage.
16. Gandhi SagarMadhya PradeshMasonry gravity dam on the Chambal in Mandsaur district, opened in 1960 - the first of the four Chambal valley structures.
17. Indira SagarMadhya PradeshConcrete gravity dam on the Narmada at Narmada Nagar, Khandwa district; its reservoir is India's largest by stored volume (12.22 BCM).
18. RihandUttar PradeshConcrete gravity dam on the Rihand, a Son tributary, at Pipri, Sonbhadra - also called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar.
19. PongHimachal PradeshEarth-fill embankment dam on the Beas at Talwara, Kangra district, also called the Beas Dam - the second phase of the Beas Project.
20. SalalJammu and KashmirRun-of-the-river project on the Chenab in Reasi district, run by NHPC.
21. BagliharJammu and KashmirRun-of-the-river project on the Chenab in Ramban district, 900 MW in two stages.
22. KishangangaJammu and KashmirRun-of-the-river scheme on the Kishanganga (called Neelum in Pakistan) in Bandipora district.
23. UriJammu and KashmirRun-of-the-river powerhouse on the Jhelum near Uri, Baramulla district, close to the Line of Control.
24. Nathpa JhakriHimachal PradeshConcrete gravity dam on the Sutlej at Rampur Bushahr feeding a 1,500 MW underground powerhouse through a 27.4 km headrace tunnel.
25. Subansiri LowerArunachal PradeshConcrete gravity dam on the Subansiri at Gerukamukh on the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border.
26. TawaMadhya PradeshDam on the Tawa, the Narmada's longest tributary, at Itarsi, at the edge of the Satpura Tiger Reserve.
27. BargiMadhya PradeshDam across the Narmada near Jabalpur, among the first completed of the 30 major dams planned on the river.
28. MatatilaUttar PradeshEarthen dam on the Betwa in Lalitpur district, built in 1958.
29. RamgangaUttarakhandEmbankment dam on the Ramganga at Kalagarh, also called the Kalagarh Dam, lying inside Jim Corbett National Park.
30. PandohHimachal PradeshEmbankment dam on the Beas in Mandi district - the heart of the Beas-Sutlej Link.
31. DulhastiJammu and KashmirRun-of-the-river project on the Chenab in Kishtwar district, run by NHPC.
32. OmkareshwarMadhya PradeshGravity dam on the Narmada at Mandhata, Khandwa district, named for the Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga just downstream.
33. UjjaniMaharashtraComposite earthfill-gravity dam on the Bhima at Ujjani, Solapur district, also called the Bhima Dam.
34. KadanaGujaratEarthen-and-masonry dam on the Mahi in Mahisagar district, downstream of the Mahi Bajaj Sagar dam in Rajasthan.
35. Farakka BarrageWest BengalBarrage across the Ganga at Farakka, Murshidabad district, operational since 1975.
36. Jawahar SagarRajasthanConcrete gravity dam on the Chambal near Borawas, Kota-Bundi, completed in 1972.
37. Mahi Bajaj SagarRajasthanMasonry-cum-embankment dam on the Mahi at Borkhera, 16 km from Banswara; built 1972-83 and named after freedom fighter Jamnalal Bajaj.
38. Nizam SagarTelanganaMasonry dam on the Manjira, a Godavari tributary, at Achampet, Kamareddy district; built 1923-31 by Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad.
39. Ranjit SagarPunjabEarth-fill embankment dam on the Ravi at Thein, near Pathankot - the older name Thein Dam still appears in questions.
40. Sriram SagarTelanganaFlood-flow project on the Godavari at Pochampad, Nizamabad district, built 1963-77; The Hindu called it the lifeline of northern Telangana.
41. PolavaramAndhra PradeshEarth-cum-rock-fill project on the Godavari at Polavaram, Eluru district, declared a national project under the AP Reorganisation Act; still under construction with a planned 960 MW power station.
42. RatleJammu and KashmirRun-of-river project on the Chenab at Drabshalla, Kishtwar - an 850 MW NHPC-JKSPDCL joint venture under construction with a 133 m concrete gravity dam.
43. Pakal DulJammu and KashmirConcrete-face rock-fill dam on the Marusudar, the Chenab's largest tributary, in Kishtwar; a 1,000 MW (4 x 250 MW) project under construction with a 167 m high dam.
44. MaithonJharkhandDam on the Barakar at Maithon, Dhanbad, built 1957 by the Damodar Valley Corporation; designed mainly for flood control, with a 60 MW underground power station - the first of its kind in South Asia.
45. KangsabatiWest BengalEarthen dam on the Kangsabati (Kasai) at Mukutmanipur, Bankura district; at 11.27 km it is India's second-longest earthen dam, designated a Dam of National Importance by the Central Water Commission.