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List of Important Dams in India

Dam Name

State

Type

Srisailam DamAndhra PradeshMasonry
Kosi BarrageBiharEmbankment
Sardar Sarovar DamGujaratConcrete Gravity
Ukai DamGujaratEarth-fill
Bhakra DamHimachal PradeshGravity
Nathpa Jhakri DamHimachal PradeshConcrete
Pong DamHimachal PradeshConcrete
Chamera DamHimachal PradeshConcrete
Bhakra Nangal DamHimachal Pradesh/PunjabConcrete Gravity
Salal DamJammu and KashmirArch
Baglihar DamJammu and KashmirConcrete
Maithon DamJharkhandMasonry
Tilayia DamJharkhandMasonry
Panchet DamJharkhandMasonry
Konar DamJharkhandMasonry
Maithon DamJharkhandConcrete
Almatti DamKarnatakaEarth-fill
Tungabhadra DamKarnatakaMasonry
Krishna Raja Sagara DamKarnatakaMasonry
Almatti DamKarnatakaConcrete
Bhadra DamKarnatakaEarth-fill
Krishnarajasagar DamKarnatakaMasonry
Idukki DamKeralaArch-gravity
Mullaperiyar DamKeralaMasonry
Malampuzha DamKeralaMasonry
Indira Sagar DamMadhya PradeshConcrete Gravity
Gandhisagar DamMadhya PradeshMasonry
Bansagar DamMadhya PradeshMasonry
Bargi DamMadhya PradeshEarth-fill
Koyna DamMaharashtraConcrete Gravity
Hirakud DamOdishaEarth-fill
Upper Kolab DamOdishaMasonry
Ranjit Sagar DamPunjabEarth-fill
Kainji DamRajasthanEmbankment
Rangit DamSikkimArch
Bhavanisagar DamTamil NaduConcrete Gravity
Mettur DamTamil NaduMasonry
Bhavanisagar DamTamil NaduEarth-fill
Nagarjuna Sagar DamTelanganaMasonry
Sriram Sagar ProjectTelanganaEarth-fill
Nizam Sagar DamTelanganaMasonry
Rihand DamUttar PradeshConcrete Gravity
Tehri DamUttarakhandRock and Earth-fill

 

Top 10 largest dams in India

  1. Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand) – Height: 260.5 meters
  2. Lakhwar Dam (Uttarakhand) – Height: 204 meters
  3. Idukki Dam (Kerala) – Height: 168.91 meters
  4. Bhakra Nangal Dam (Himachal Pradesh) – Height: 226 meters
  5. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (Telangana/Andhra Pradesh) – Height: 124 meters
  6. Sardar Sarovar Dam (Gujarat) – Height: 163 meters
  7. Hirakud Dam (Odisha) – Height: 60.96 meters
  8. Indira Sagar Dam (Madhya Pradesh) – Height: 92 meters
  9. Mettur Dam (Tamil Nadu) – Height: 120 feet
  10. Almatti Dam (Karnataka) – Height: 519.60 meters

Five largest dams in India

  1. Tehri Dam
  2. Bhakra Nangal Dam
  3. Sardar Sarovar Dam
  4. Hirakud Dam
  5. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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