List of Dams in India State Wise ( UPDATED )

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Importance of Dams in India

In India, Dams are supposed to be a significant Source of water Supply and high importance for different reasons. The importance of dams are various in India, that is the Only Reason such a lot of cash and work goes into building and looking after them. Some of the Importance are:

• Recreation
•  Flood Control
•  Water Storage (Fire & Farm Ponds)
•  Irrigation
•  Mine Tailings
•  Electrical Generation
• Debris Control

List of Dams in India State Wise

Dams in Andhra Pradesh

Dam	River	Location
Kalyani Dam	Swarnamukhi River	Tirupati (Chittoor Dist)
Kandaleru Dam	Kandaleru River	Rapur Mandal (Nellore Dist)
Srisailam Dam	Krishna River	Kurnool
Somasila Dam	Penna River	Somasila (Nellore dist)
Veligallu Dam	Papagni River	Galiveedu (kadappa Dist)
Jalaput Dam	Godavari river	Vishakapatnam
Polavaram dam	Godavari river	East Godavari District
Nagarjuna Sagar dam	Krishna River	Guntur
Mylavaram dam	Krishna River	Kadapa

Dams in Arunachal Pradesh

Dibang Dam (Under Construction)	Dibang River	Lower Dibang Valley Dist
Ranganadi Dam	Ranganadi River	Yazali
Subansiri Dam	Subansiri River	Lower Subansiri dist

Dams in Bihar

Chandan Dam	Chandan River	Banka Dist
Durgawati Dam	Durgawati River	Bhabhua (Kaimur Dist)
Nagi Dam	Nagi River	Jamui Dist

Dams in Chhattisgarh

Gangrel Dam	Mahanadi River	Dhamtari Dist
Kutaghat Dam	Kharang River	Bilaspur Dist
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam	Hasdeo River	Korba Dist
Dudhawa Dam	Mahanadi River	Dhamtari Dist

Dams in Gujarat

Dantiwada Dam	Banas River	Banaskantha Dist
Kandana Dam	Mahi River	Panchmahal Dist
Kamleshwar Dam	Hiran River	Gir National Park (Junagadh Dist)
Sardar Sarovar Dam	Narmada River	Narmadha Valley
Ukai Dam	Tapti River	Surat Dist

 Dams in Punjab

Nangal Dam	Sutlej River	Rupnagar
Damsal Dam	Damsal River	Hoshiarpur
Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam	Ravi River	Gurdaspur
Siswan Dam	Siswan Khad	Ropar

Dams in Himachal Pradesh

Bhakra Dam	Sutlej River	Bilaspur
Chamera Dam	Ravi River	Dalhousie
Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam	Beas River	Kangra
Pandoh Dam	Beas River	Mandi

Dams in Jammu & Kashmir

Baglihar Dam	Chenab River	Doda
Cholal Dam	Cholal Choe River	Hoshirapur
Shalal Dam	Chenab River	Reasi
Uri Dam	Jhelum River	Baramula

 Dams in Jharkhand

Konar Dam	Konar River	Hazaribagh
Maithon Dam	Barakar River	Asansol
Panchet Dam	Damodar River	Dhanbad
Tenughat Dam	Damodar River	Bokaro

Dams in Karnataka

Almatti Dam	Krishna River	Basavana Bagevadi
Bhadra Dam	Bhadra River	Lakkavalli (Chikkamangaluru Dist)
Hemavathi Dam	Hemavathi River	Hassan
Hidkal Dam	Ghataprabha River	Hukeri
Lakhya Dam	Lakhya River	Mudigere
Linganamakki Dam	Sharavathi River	Sagar
Malaprabha Dam	Malaprabha River	Parasgad
Supa Dam	Kalinadi(kali) River	Supa
Tunga Bhadra Dam	Thunga Bhadra River	koppal

Dams in Kerala

Cheruthoni Dam	Cheruthoni River	Todupulai
Idamalayar Dam	Edamalayar/Periyar River	Ennakal
Idukki Arch Dam	Periyar River	Kuravan and Kurathi (Idukki Dist)
Kulamavu Dam	Kaliyar River	Idukki
Kakki Dam	Kakki River	Pathanamthitta
Malampuzha Dam	Malampuzha river	Palakkad
Mullaiperiyar Dam	Periyar River	Idukki
Parambikulam Dam	Parambikulam River	Palakkad
Neyyar Dam	Neyyar River	Thiruvananthapuram

Dams in Madhya Pradesh

Bansagar Dam	Sone River	Shahdol
Bargi Dam	Narmada River	Jabalpur
Gandhi Sagar Dam	Chambal River	Mandsaur
Indira Sagar Dam	Narmada River	Mundi (Khandwa Dist)
Madikheda Dam	Sindh River	Shivpuri
Omkareshwar Dam	Narmada River	Mandhata (Khandwa Dist)
Tawa Dam	Tawa River	Hoshangabad

Dams in Maharastra

Bhatsa Dam	Bhatsa & Chorna River	Shahpur
Isapur Dam	Penganga River	Hingoli
Jayakwadi(Paithan) Dam	Godavari River	Jayakwadi (Aurangabad)
Koyna Dam	River Koyna	Koyna Nagar (Satara Dist)
Totladoh Dam	Pench River	Nagpur
Ujjani (Bhima) Dam	Bhima River	Solapur
Warna Dam	Warna River	Sangli Dist

Dams in Odisha

Hirakud Dam (Longest Dam in India)	Mahanadi River	Sambalpur
Indravati Dam	Indravati River	Nabarangpur
Kapur Dam	Kapur River	Bariguda
Mandira Dam	Sankha River	Sundergarh
Muran Dam	Muran River	Kalahandi
Podagada Dam	Podagada River	Nabarangpur
Rengali Dam	Brahmni River	Talcher
Upper Kolab Dam	Kolab River	Koraput

 Dams in Rajasthan

Bisalpur Dam	Banas River	Tonk
Jawahar Sagar Dam	Chambal River	Kota
Jawai Dam	Jawai River	Pali
Mahai Bajaj Sagar Dam	Mahi River	Banswara
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam	Chambal River	Rawatbhata

Dams in Tamil Nadu

Aliyar Dam	Aliyar River	Pollachi (Coimbatore Dist)
Amaravathi Dam	Amaravathi River	Udumalpet (Tirupur Dist)
Bhavani Sagar Dam	Bhavani River	Erode Dist
Mettur Dam	Cauveri River	Mettur (Salem Dist)
Sholaiyar Dam	Sholaiyar River	Valparai (Coimbatore Dist)
Vaigai Dam	Vaigai River	Periyakulam (Theni Dist)

Dams in Telangana

Manair Dam	Manair River	Karimnagar
Nizam sagar Dam	Manjira River	Kamareddy
Ramagundam Dam	Godavari River	Pedapalli
Singur Dam	Manjira River	Singareddy
Sriram Sagar Dam	Godavari River	Nizamabad

Dams in Uttar Pradesh

Dhanraul Dam	Ghaghar River	Roberts ganj
Matatila Dam	Betwa River	Lalitpur
Parichha Dam	Betwa River	Jhansi
Rajghat Dam	Betwa River	Lalitpur
Rihand Dam	Rihand River	Pipri (Sonbhadra Dist)
Ganges Barrage	Ganges River	Kanpur

Dams in Uttarakhand

Tehri dam	Bhagirathi river	New Tehri
Lakhwar dam	Yamuna River	Dehradun
Koteshwar dam	Bhagirathi river	New Tehri
Tapovan Vishnugad dam	Dhauliganga river	Chamoli

Dams in West Bengal

Durgapur Barrage	Damodar River	Durgapur
Farakka Barrage	Ganges River	Murshidabad
Mukutmanipur Dam	Kangasabati, Kumari	Bankura
Panchet Dam	Damodar River	Panchet

Largest Dam in India

The Bhakra Nangal Dam is The Largest Dam in India located in the state of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.he Bhakra-Nangal Dam is the second tallest dam in Asia,

Point to Remember About Bhakra Nangal Dam

The members of the board are appointed by the government of India and the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Chandigarh

1. Height of the Dam- 226 m
2. Length of the Dam- 520m
3. Type of Dam- Concrete Gravity
4. The reservoir capacity- 75,01,775 acre-feet
5. Capacity that is installed- 1325 Megawatt

Highest Dam in India

The Tehri Dam is The Highest Dam in India. It is located in the state of Uttarakhand. It is also listed in the top ten highest dams in the world

Point to Remember About Tehri Dam

• Height of the Dam- 260 m
• Length of the Dam- 575 m
• Type of Dam- Rockfill
• The reservoir capacity- 21,00,000 acre-feet
• The capacity that is installed- 1000 Megawatt

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