The world’s largest hydroelectric power generation dam lies in a prefecture level city of ‘Yichang’ in the ‘Yiling’ district in central China province of Hubei. The dam is built across the Yangtze River in the town of Sandouping. A prefecture level city is administrative head quarter ranking below a province and above a county. The …
Idukki Arch Dam in the southern Indian state of Kerala is the first of its kind in Asia. It is a Double Curvature Arch Dam impounding Periyar River at a narrow gorge between two granite hills in Idukki, Kerala. In a layman’s explanation – a double curvature arch dam is a dam which is curved …
Diwali is one of the major Hindu festivals celebrated grandly throughout India. The festivities involve loads of activities including shopping, food, fireworks, worship etc. Crackers and fireworks have become an integral part of the celebrations. Fireworks are made from harmful chemical compounds like Sulphur, Cadmium, Mercury and lead, those release toxic fumes upon burning. Sometimes …
Oceans are deliberated as earth’s most important, significant and valuable natural resource. They are home to most of the life on earth, which includes algae, blue whale where latter is considered as the largest mammal on the planet. Ocean is considered to be an end point as small streams flow into the river; river leads …
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Life has been bestowed upon us by the almighty and we all must value it. We should be thankful for all that we have and try to improve ourselves each day to build a better life. Technically, life is associated with feelings, growth and evolution. Like the plants have life because they grow; humans and …
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 …
Road rage basically means showing aggression on road. It has become quite common these days. Numerous cases of unnecessary brawl and serious accidents due to road rage spring up every day. The irony is that the criminals get away with the offense by bribing the officials or by using other unfair means. It is high …
The feeling of mutual care and concern among two or more groups of people is described as love. A certain amount of love and care is essential for every living being, be it human or animal. I believe that love is also omnipresent, it is everywhere in some form or the other. No matter how …
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 …
