List of Top Ten Important Dams in India Asked Frequently in Competitive Exams

Below is list of some of the most important Dams in India. Questions related to dams their state and capacity is asked in various entrance exams like SSC, Civil and Administrative Services, Banking and Insurance exams. Candidates appearing for entrance exams must have good knowledge of dams in India and basic information about them.

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TEHRI DAM

• Tehri Dam is located in Tehri in Uttrakhand, India. 
• It is the Tallest Dam in India and World. Its height is 260 meters. 
• It is a multipurpose rock dam built on Bhagirathi (Tributary of River Ganga)
• Its capacity to generate hydroelectricity is 1000 MW

BHAKHRA DAM

• Bhakhra Dam is situated in Bilaspur District of Himachal Pradesh.
• It is the concrete gravity Dam ob river Satluj.
• The Dam forms Govindsagar reservoir.
• Capacity 1325 MW.

HIRAKUD DAM

• It is built on Mahanadi River in Odissa.
• It is the longest Eastern Dam in India. Its length is 28.8 Km.
• Behind the Dam there is a Hirakud Reservoir that extends to 55 Km.
• Capacity 347.5 MW

NAGARJUN SAGAR DAM

• It is built on Krishna River, it shares the boundary of two Indian States between Nalgonda District in Telangana and Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh.
• Its Foundation Stone was laid by Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru. 
• Its construction tenure was 12 years, from 1955 to 1967.
• It creates Nagarjun Sagar Reservoir.
• It has 26 Flood Gates.
• Capacity 816 MW.

SARDAR SAROVAR DAM

• It is a gravity Dam made on river Narmada, in Navagam in Gujrat India.
• It is named to honor Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.
• Capacity 1450 MW.

MULLAPERIYAR DAM

• It is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala.
• It is located on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India.
• The Periyar National Park in Thekkady is located around the dam's reservoir.

TUNGABHADRA DAM

• It is constructed across the Tungabhadra river, a Tributary of Krishna River in Karnataka.
• It is located in Ballari District of Karnataka.
• It creates Tungabhadra Reservoir.

THE SRISAILAM DAM

• It is constructed on Krishna river in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh.
• Its location is near Srisailam temple.
• It creates Srisailam Reservoir.
• Capacity 1070 MW.

INDIRASAGAR DAM

• The Indirasagar Dam is a multipurpose project on the Narmada River at  Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh in India.
• It creates Indirasagar Reservoir.
• Capacity 1000 MW.

THE IDUKKI DAM

• It is constructed on Periyar River, in Kerla.
• It is concrete, double curvature parabolic and thin arc dam.
• It is situated between a narrow gorge between granite hills Kuravan and Kuravathi in Kerla.
• Capacity 780 MW.