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HIGHEST LONGEST BIGGEST LARGEST DEEPEST SMALLEST IN INDIA
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Which is the largest concrete dam in India?
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Tehri dam
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Bhakra dam
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Hirakud dam
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Nagarjunasagar dam
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It is India’s largest Masonry Dams built till date. It is the largest manmade lake in the world. It has 26 gates and is 1.55 km in length. It is situated on the river Krishna.
Detailed explanation-2: -For a time, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest concrete structure ever built, but today that distinction goes to the Three Gorges Dam in China, completed in 2009.
Detailed explanation-3: -Indira Sagar Dam, Madhya Pradesh 92 m. Rihand Dam, Uttar Pradesh 91 m. Mettur Dam, Tamil Nadu 65 meters. Hirakud Dam 61 meters. Uri Dam, Jammu & Kashmir 52 m. Bisalpur Dam, Rajasthan 40 m. Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, Mysore, Karnataka 39. Gangrel Dam, Chhattisgarh 30. More items
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