The first multipurpose dam in India is Tilaiya Dam. It was built across Barakar River in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Barakar is a main tributary of Damodar River; latter was also known as the ‘Sorrow of India’ due to its regular devastating floods. The First Multipurpose River Valley Project of Independent India The Dam …
First Dam in India Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut) is the oldest dam (first dam) in India. Dams are barriers built across rivers to restrain the flow of water and this water confinement helps to stop the natural course of river and directs the water to a different place. In earlier times, dams were built for …
Largest Indian Dam Based On Reservoir Capacity by Volume Indira Sagar Dam build on Narmada River in Khandwa district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has the largest reservoir capacity- 98,90,701 acre-feet by volume in India. It is a multipurpose project of Madhya Pradesh irrigating a land of 2.65 lakh hectares in the districts …
First Dam in India after Independence Hirakud Dam is the longest dam in India (also, first dam in India after independence) located near Sambalpur district in the western part of the eastern state of Odisha. It is one of the first biggest river delta projects started immediately after the independence. The main purpose of the …
Which Dam is Built on Ganga River? Tehri Dam built on Bhagirathi – a tributary of Ganges, is a rock and earth filled embankment dam. It is located in the North Western state of Uttrakhand (initially known as Uttaranchal) and is the highest dam in India and also ranks eighth in the world on same …
There are more than one river flowing through or originating in India before entering Pakistan. Therefore, the question- ‘which Indian River goes to Pakistan?’ could be deceiving and the answer is thus provided below. Mainly there are six rivers flowing through India into the Pakistan – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. Before we …
The basic purpose of a dam is to retain water for using it for various purposes like- Electricity generation, agriculture and also to meet daily water requirements of settlements. Maharashtra, a state in central India has three major rivers flowing through it- Godavari, Tapti and Krishna. These rivers have a vast network of tributaries drenching …
It is a very difficult question to answer, because many rivers in United States attain different widths during their flow depending on the topography. Mississippi river in the United States is first in terms of discharge (5,93,000 cubic feet/sec) and has an average width of two miles during its entire flow. Many other rivers in …
The Amazon River which is the longest river in the world with a length of 6992 Km (approx 4300 miles) is also the widest with an average width of 11 Km (6.8 mi) in dry season and up to 190 kms (120 mi) during the rains. The Amazon River is a huge river flowing mainly …
Godavari is the second longest river in India however it is the longest river in Maharashtra. It is flowing west to east for approximately 1465 kilometres (910 miles). It stands second to Ganga, which has a length of 2525 kilometres (1569 miles). Though Godavari is the second longest river flowing within India, technically it stands …
