PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Question
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Dam built on the Sutlej river
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Pandoh Dam
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Bhakra Nangal
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Nathpa Jhakri Dam
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none of above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -But, it got delayed and it was resumed after independence under the chief Architect Rai Bahadur Kunwar Sen Gupta. The dam was completed in 1963, and it was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
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