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[1] [2] As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. [3] About 447 large dams are under construction in India. [4] In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and the United States. Uttarakhand's Tehri Dam, is one of the largest dams in the world and was constructed in the 2006 across Ganges River.
The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. [1] With a height of 260.5 m (855 ft), it is the tallest dam in India and the 13th-tallest dam in the world. It is the primary dam of THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The dam ...
India's hydroelectric power potential is estimated at 148,700 MW at 60% load factor. [4] In the fiscal year 2019–20, the total hydroelectric power generated in India was 156 TWh (excluding small hydro) with an average capacity factor of 38.71%. The hydroelectric power plants at Darjeeling and Shivanasamudra were established in 1898 and 1902 ...
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was the earliest in a series of large infrastructure projects termed as "modern temples" initiated for achieving the Green Revolution in India. It is also one of the earliest multi-purpose irrigation and hydroelectric projects in India.
The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh and Nagarkurnool district, Telangana near Srisailam temple town and is the 2nd largest capacity working hydroelectric station in India. [3] The dam was constructed in a deep gorge in the Nallamala Hills in between Nandyal and Nagarkurnool districts ...
The dam was inaugurated in 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [5] The water level in the Sardar Sarovar Dam eventually reached its highest capacity at 138.7 metres on 15 September 2019. [6] [7] As one of the 25 dams planned on river Narmada, the Sardar Sarovar Dam is the largest structure to be built.
Today the Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the second largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India [2] having a total installed capacity of 1,960 MW. Due to its electricity generating potential, Koyna river is considered as the 'life line of Maharashtra'. [3] The spillway of the dam is located at the center. It has 6 radial gates.
In terms of storage of water, it is the largest reservoir in India, with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m or 12.2 km 3, followed by Nagarjuna Sagar between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The dam was built as a joint venture between Madhya Pradesh irrigation and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation. It was commissioned in May 2005. [2]