A dam is a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability.
List of Dams in India is an important static GK topic in terms of preparation for any competitive examinations like APSC, Assam TET, PNRD, Irrigation, Assam Police and even for UPSC.
In this article, we enlist some important points about various river dams in India and an extensive list of prominent dams.
Trivia:
* Highest Dam in India: Tehri Dam(Uttarakhand)
Dimension:
Height: 260 meters
Length: 575 meters
River: Bhagirathi River
Location: Uttarakhand
Year of completion:2006 (1st phase)
* Longest Dam in India: Hirakud Dam (Odisha)
Dimensions:
Total Length: 25.79 km (16.03 mi)
Length of Main Dam:4.8 km (3.0 mi)
River: Mahanadi
Location: Odisha
Year of completion:1953
* Oldest Dam in India: Kallanai Dam(Tamil Nadu)
River: Kaveri
Location: Tamil Nadu
Year of completion: 100 BC –100 AD
Andhra Pradesh
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Dam
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River
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Location
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Kalyani Dam
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Swarnamukhi River
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Tirupati (Chittoor Dist)
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Kandaleru Dam
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Kandaleru River
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Rapur Mandal (Nellore Dist)
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Srisailam Dam
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Krishna River
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Kurnool
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Somasila Dam
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Penna River
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Somasila (Nellore dist)
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Veligallu Dam
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Papagni River
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Galiveedu (kadappa Dist)
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Dibang Dam (Under Construction)
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Dibang River
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Lower Dibang Valley Dist
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Ranganadi Dam
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Ranganadi River
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Yazali
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Subansiri Dam
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Subansiri River
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Lower Subansiri dist
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Bihar
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Chandan Dam
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Chandan River
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Banka Dist
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Durgawati Dam
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Durgawati River
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Bhabhua (Kaimur Dist)
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Nagi Dam
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Nagi River
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Jamui Dist
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Chhattisgarh
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Gangrel Dam
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Mahanadi River
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Dhamtari Dist
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Kutaghat Dam
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Kharang River
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Bilaspur Dist
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Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam
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Hasdeo River
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Korba Dist
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Dudhawa Dam
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Mahanadi River
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Dhamtari Dist
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Gujarat
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Dantiwada Dam
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Banas River
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Banaskantha Dist
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Kandana Dam
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Mahi River
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Panchmahal Dist
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Kamleshwar Dam
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Hiran River
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Gir National Park (Junagadh Dist)
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Sardar Sarovar Dam
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Narmada River
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Narmadha Valley
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Ukai Dam
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Tapti River
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Surat Dist
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Punjab
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Bakhra Nangal Dam
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Sutlej River
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Rupnagar
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Damsal Dam
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Damsal River
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Hoshiarpur
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Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam
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Ravi River
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Gurdaspur
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Siswan Dam
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Siswan Khad
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Ropar
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Himachal Pradesh
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Bhakra Nangal Dam
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Sutlej River
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Bilaspur
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Chamera Dam
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Ravi River
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Dalhousie
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Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam
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Beas River
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Kangra
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Pandoh Dam
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Beas River
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Mandi
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Jammu
& Kashmir
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Baglihar Dam
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Chenab River
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Doda
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Cholal Dam
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Cholal Choe River
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Hoshirapur
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Shahpur Kandi Dam
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Ravi River
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Pathankot
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Shalal Dam
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Chenab River
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Reasi
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Uri Dam
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Jhelum River
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Baramula
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Jharkhand
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Konar Dam
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Konar River
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Hazaribagh
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Maithon Dam
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Barakar River
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Asansol
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Panchet Dam
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Damodar River
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Dhanbad
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Tenughat Dam
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Damodar River
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Bokaro
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Karnataka
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Almatti Dam
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Krishna River
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Basavana Bagevadi
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Bhadra Dam
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Bhadra River
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Lakkavalli (Chikkamangaluru Dist)
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Hemavathi Dam
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Hemavathi River
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Hassan
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Hidkal Dam
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Ghataprabha River
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Hukeri
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Lakhya Dam
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Lakhya River
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Mudigere
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Linganamakki Dam
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Sharavathi River
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Sagar
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Malaprabha Dam
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Malaprabha River
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Parasgad
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Supa Dam
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Kalinadi(kali) River
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Supa
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Tunga Bhadra Dam
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Thunga Bhadra River
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koppal
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Kerala
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Cheruthoni Dam
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Cheruthoni River
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Todupulai
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Idamalayar Dam
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Edamalayar/Periyar River
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Ennakal
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Idukki Arch Dam
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Periyar River
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Kuravan and Kurathi (Idukki Dist)
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Kulamavu Dam
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Kaliyar River
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Idukki
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Kakki Dam
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Kakki River
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Pathanamthitta
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Malampuzha Dam
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Malampuzha river
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Palakkad
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Mullaiperiyar Dam
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Periyar River
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Idukki
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Parambikulam Dam
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Parambikulam River
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Palakkad
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Neyyar Dam
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Neyyar River
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Thiruvananthapuram
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bansagar Dam
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Sone River
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Shahdol
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Bargi Dam
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Narmada River
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Jabalpur
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Gandhi Sagar Dam
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Chambal River
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Mandsaur
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Indira Sagar Dam
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Narmada River
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Mundi (Khandwa Dist)
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Madikheda Dam
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Sindh River
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Shivpuri
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Omkareshwar Dam
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Narmada River
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Mandhata (Khandwa Dist)
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Tawa Dam
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Tawa River
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Hoshangabad
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Maharastra
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Bhatsa Dam
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Bhatsa & Chorna River
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Shahpur
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Isapur Dam
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Penganga River
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Hingoli
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Jayakwadi(Paithan) Dam
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Godavari River
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Jayakwadi (Aurangabad)
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Koyna Dam
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Koyna River
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Koyna Nagar (Satara Dist)
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Totladoh Dam
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Pench River
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Nagpur
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Ujjani (Bhima) Dam
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Bhima River
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Solapur
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Warna Dam
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Warna River
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Sangli Dist
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Odisha
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Hirakud Dam (Longest Dam in India)
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Mahanadi River
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Sambalpur
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Indravati Dam
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Indravati River
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Nabarangpur
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Kapur Dam
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Kapur River
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Bariguda
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Mandira Dam
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Sankha River
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Sundergarh
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Muran Dam
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Muran River
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Kalahandi
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Podagada Dam
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Podagada River
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Nabarangpur
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Rengali Dam
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Brahmni River
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Talcher
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Upper Kolab Dam
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Kolab River
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Koraput
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Rajasthan
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Bisalpur Dam
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Banas River
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Tonk
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Jawahar Sagar Dam
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Chambal River
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Kota
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Jawai Dam
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Jawai River
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Pali
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Mahai Bajaj Sagar Dam
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Mahi River
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Banswara
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Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
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Chambal River
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Rawatbhata
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Tamil Nadu
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Aliyar Dam
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Aliyar River
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Pollachi (Coimbatore Dist)
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Amaravathi Dam
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Amaravathi River
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Udumalpet (Tirupur Dist)
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Bhavani Sagar Dam
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Bhavani River
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Erode Dist
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Mettur Dam
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Cauveri River
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Mettur (Salem Dist)
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Sholaiyar Dam
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Sholaiyar River
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Valparai (Coimbatore Dist)
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Vaigai Dam
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Vaigai River
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Periyakulam (Theni Dist)
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Telangana
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Manair Dam
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Manair River
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Karimnagar
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Nizam sagar Dam
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Manjira River
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Kamareddy
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Ramagundam Dam
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Godavari River
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Pedapalli
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Singur Dam
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Manjira River
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Singareddy
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Somasila
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Pennar River
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Somasila
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Srisailam Dam
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Krishna River
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Kurnool
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Sriram Sagar Dam
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Godavari River
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Nirmal town
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Uttar
Pradesh
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Dhanraul Dam
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Ghaghar River
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Roberts ganj
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Matatila Dam
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Betwa River
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Lalitpur
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Parichha Dam
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Betwa River
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Jhansi
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Rajghat Dam
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Betwa River
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Lalitpur
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Rihand Dam
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Rihand River
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Pipri (Sonbhadra Dist)
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Ganges Barrage
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Ganges River
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Kanpur
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West Bengal
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Durgapur Barrage
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Damodar River
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Durgapur
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Farakka Barrage
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Ganges River
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Murshidabad
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Kangasabati Dam
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Kangasabati, Kumari
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Bankura
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Panchet Dam
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Damodar River
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Panchet
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