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1. DamsinIndiawereideallybuilttoholdbackwaterthatcouldotherwisebe
destructive,andaidinpurposessuchasirrigation.Butwithtimetheyhaveevolved
intofull-fledgedtouristdestinationsofferingopportunitiesforphotography,
naturalbeauty,sightseeing,birdwatchingandmanymore.Nowadaysmosttripsto
areaswithmajorriversareincompletewithoutavisittodams.SinceIndiaisa
countrywithalotofrivers,itisnaturaltohavealotofdams.Herewehavelisted
theTop10damsinIndia,allofwhicharedefinitelyworthavisit.
●IndiraGandhiDamesinMadhyaPradesh
●PanchetDamesinDhanbad,Jharkhand
●BilaspurDamesRajasthan
●MaithanDamesDhanbad,Jharkhand
●RihandDamesUttarpradesh
●TungabhadraDames,Karnataka
●BhavanisagarDames,TamilNadu
●KoynaDames,Maharashtra
●KrishnanagarDames,Karnataka
●HirakundDames,Udisha
1.IndiraGandhiDamesinMadhyaPradesh

2. IndiraGandhiProjectisamulti-purposeproject,locatedontherightbankofriver
Narmada,10kmfromPunasavillageinKhandwadistrictofMadhyaPradesh.The
foundationstoneofthisprojectwaslaidbythethenPrimeMinisterofIndia,Late
Smt.IndiraGandhion23.10.1984.Theinstalledpowercapacityoftheprojectis1000
MW(8X125)andisdesignedtogenerateannualelectricityof2698.00millionunits.
ThecostofthisprojectasperCCEAapprovalisRs4355.57crore(atSeptember
2000pricelevel).TheearlycommissioningoftheunitsofIndiraSagarPower
Stationhasresultedinconsiderablesavingsinthecostoftheproject.Thelengthof
IndiraSagarDamis653metersandthemaximumheightfromthebaseis92
meters.Atotalof14.00lakhcubicmetersofconcretinghasbeendoneinthedam.
2.PanchetDamesinDhanbad,Jharkhand

3. PanchetDamisbuiltontheDamodarRiverinthePanchetareaofDhanbaddistrict
inJharkhand.Inauguratedin1959,PanchetDamisthefourthofthe4
multi-purposedamsunderPhaseIoftheDamodarValleyCorporation.
PanchetDamislocatedonGTRoadatadistanceof9kmfromChirkunda,54km
fromDhanbad,20kmfromAsansoland240kmfromKolkata.Tothenorthof
PanchetDam,liesDhanbaddistrictandonthesouthernbankitissurroundedby
Puruliadistrict.
TouristscanreachthisplacebyreachingKumardhubi,whichisthenearestrailway
stationjust10kmawayfromPanchetDamviatheGrandChordLine.Thedamhas
PanchetHillinthebackground,whichmakesthisplaceagreatpicnicspotfor
travelers,especiallyduringChristmasandNewYeardays.
Theidealtimetovisitthisreservoirisattheendofmonsoon,whenthewaterlevel
ofthetankishighandthedamdoorsareopenedtoletoutthewater,oratthe
beginningofwinter.
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3.BilaspurDamesRajasthan

4. BilaspurDamislocatedinRajasthan,sotheremustbesomethingaboutitthatis
veryattractivetotourists-anditdoes.Thedamisfamousforshowcasingmany
speciesofbirdsthatcomeherenaturally.ItissituatedonthebanksofBanasRiver
inTonks,Rajasthan.
4.MaithanDamesDhanbad,Jharkhand

5. Maithon'snameisderivedfrom"MaikaSthan",meaningtheplaceoftheHindu
goddessMaaKalyaneshwari.ItissituatedonthebanksofBarakarRiver.Maithon
Damislocatedabout48kilometersfromthecoaltownDhanbad.Thedamwithan
undergroundpowerstationistheonlyoneofitskindintheentireSoutheastAsia.
Thelakeonwhichitisbuiltisspreadover65squarekilometers.Itwasdeveloped
byDamodarValleyCorporation(DVCLimited)in1948.Thisdamisapproximately
15712feetlongandapproximately165feettall.Theundergroundpowerstationhas
acapacitytogenerateapproximately60,000kilowattsofelectricity.
MaithonDamitselfissituatedonapicturesquelandscapeamidstabeautifullake
andbeautifulgreenforests.Youcanenjoyboatingwithfriendsandfamilyonthe
lake.Apartfromthis,youcanalsoenjoyawalkinthebeautifulgreenforests
surroundingthelake.Watchingthesunriseandsunsetisatreatfortourists,which
youshouldnotmisswhenyouareinMaithon.Ifyouarespirituallymindedthen
youmustvisittheancienttempleofGoddessKalyaneshwari.

6. 5.RihandDamesUttarpradesh
5.RihandDames,UttarPradesh
Afterindependence,thefoundationstoneofrivervalleyprojectswaslaidtoexploit
thehugewaterpotentialofthecountry,oneoftheseisthemegaproject.Thefirst
PrimeMinisterJawaharlalNehrulaiditsfoundationstoneinJuly1954.
Ittookatotalof9yearsforitsconstructionandtheRihandDamprojectbecame
operationalfromJanuary1963.
TheRihandDamProjectisbuiltontheRihandRiver,thisriverisalsoknownas
RenukaRiver.
ThisriveroriginatesfromthehillsofMatiranga,whichislocatedinAmbikapur
tehsilChhattisgarh.Fromitsorigin,thisriverflowsnorthwards,cuttingthehillsof
SurgujaBasinandDeogarh.

7. ItjoinstheSonriverataplacecalledChopaninSonbhadradistrictofUttar
Pradesh.ThetotallengthofthisriveroriginatingfromChhattisgarhis145
kilometers.
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6.TungabhadraDames,Karnataka
TungabhadraDamalsoknownasPampaSagarisamulti-purposedambuiltonthe
TungabhadraRiveratHospetinBellarydistrictofKarnataka.ItwasbuiltbyDr.
ThirumalaiIyengarin1953.
Tungabhadrareservoirhasastoragecapacityof101TMC(thousandmillioncubic
feet)andthecatchmentareaextendsover28000squarekilometers.Itsheightis
approximately49.5meters.

8. Itisthelifelineofthe6chronicallydrought-pronedistrictsofBellary,Koppaland
RaichurinKarnataka(knownasthericebowlofKarnataka)andAnantapur,
CuddapahandKurnoolinneighboringAndhraPradesh.
Apartfromirrigatingvasttractsoflandinboththestates,italsogenerates
hydropowerandhelpspreventfloods.
7.BhavanisagarDames,TamilNadu
WitharchitecturethatlookslikeancientGreekbuildings,Bhavanisagar
Damtopsthelistofadifferentkind-itisthegrandestmasonrydamon
theplanet.ItislocatedoffCoimbatoreandisamajorcrowdpuller.

9. Indiaisanagriculturaleconomyandassuch,watergoeshandinhand
withdevelopmentandproduction.Damsarecentraltothisstructureand
nowadays,theyaremajortouristattractionstoo.Headovertooneand
returnwithstoriestotell.
8.KoynaDames,Maharashtra
KoynaDamisoneofthelargestdamslocatedinSataradistrictofMaharashtra.
Withawaterstoragecapacityof105TMC,KoynaDamisconsideredthelifelineof
theSatararegion.KoynaDam(KoynaDaminHindi)isatypeofrough-concrete
dambuiltontheKoynaRiver.TheKoynaRiverisatributaryoftheKrishnaRiver
thatoriginatesnearMahabaleshwarintheSahyadrimountainrangeoftheWestern
Ghats.
9.KrishnanagarDames,Karnataka

10. KrishnarajasagarDamisamasonrydambuiltonthebanksoftheKaveririverin
Mysore,Karnataka.Thishasclosetoitthebirthplaceandchildhoodhometownof
theeponymousHinduLordKrishna,theBrindavans.Ithasagardenwithinwhichis
popularinitsownrightasagardenparkandtouristspot.Italsoislocatedin
Mysore,oneofthemostbeautifulspotsofIndiafeaturedofteninthemedia.
10.HirakundDames,Udisha

11. HirakudDamProjectisamultipurposeschemeforfloodcontrol,irrigationand
powergeneration.ThisdamisbuiltontheMahanadiabout15kmabovethecityof
SambalpurinthestateofOdisha.Itisoneoftheoldesthydropowerprojectsin
India,thecountry'sfirstmajormulti-purposerivervalleyprojectafter
independence.PanditJawaharlalNehrulaiditsfoundationstonein1948.Thisdam
islocatedatadistanceof6kmfromNationalHighwayno.6.Thenearestrail
stationisHirakudRailwayStationwhichisatadistanceof8kmfromthedamsite.
Theprojectprovides1,55,635hectareKharifand1,08,385hectareRabiirrigationin
Sambalpur,Bargarh,BolangirandSubarnapurdistricts.Thewaterreleasedthrough
thepowerhouseirrigates4,36,000hectaresofCCAintheMahanadidelta.The
installedcapacityofpowergenerationthroughitstwopowerhouses,atBurla,on
therightbankandatChiplima,22kmdownstreamofthedam,is359.8MW.
Moreover,theprojectprovidesfloodprotectionto9500sqkmdeltaareainCuttack
andPuridistricts.
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