GK
HIMACHAL PRADESH
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Ravi
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Satluj
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Beas
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Ganga
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, just upstream of Talwara. The purpose of the dam is water storage for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Around 226 m high and 518 m long, Bhakra dam is the 2nd highest dam in India after the Tehri dam. It is also the highest straight gravity dam in the world. Bhakra dam is constructed on Satluj river and located in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab border near Nangal city.
Detailed explanation-3: -Beas River, Beas also spelled Bias, ancient Greek Hyphasis, Sanskrit Vipasha, river in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab states, northwestern India. It is one of the five rivers that give the Punjab (“Five Rivers”) its name.