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Golden fiber revolution Jute
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Silver Eggs
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Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern
India.
The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of
Himachal Pradesh of 226 m. India’s tallest dam is “tehri dam “of 265 m.The length of the dam (measured from
the road above it) is 518.25 m and the width is 9.1 m. Its reservoir known as “Gobind Sagar” stores up to 9.34
billion cubic metres of water. The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread over an area of
168.35 km2. In terms of quantity of water, it is the third largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar
Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m and second Nagarjunasagar Dam.
Described as “New Temple of Resurgent India” by Jawaharlal Nehru,[2] the first prime minister of India, the
dam attracts tourists from all over India. Bhakra dam is 15 km from Nangal city and 20 km from Naina Devi
town.
The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed
by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River in the state of Punjab. The project is situated near Pathankot
city in Pathankot district of the state of Punjab. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam in the state of
Punjab. The township where the site is located is called Shah pur Kandi Township. Feasibility studies for the
project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began in 1981, the
generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001.
The project is used for both irrigation purposes and power generation. It has an 600 Megawatt capacity. The
dam is one of the highest earth-fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country.
It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.
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