GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Beas Dam
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Nangal Dam
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Bhakra Dam
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Hirakud Dam
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bhakra dam is 226 meters high. It is the highest gravity dam in India and the reservoir created by the dam is called Gobind Sagar. Hirakud is the longest dam in India. It is the most important multipurpose project of Odisha.
Detailed explanation-2: -Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village near Bilaspur in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bhakra Nangal Dam It is the largest dam in India having a height of 225 metres and also in the second position in the largest dams in all over Asia. It is situated on the river Sutlej.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overview of the 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.