The Indira Sagar Dam is the largest dam in India, in terms of volume of water stored in the reservoir. It is located on the Narmada River at the town of Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh in India. The foundation stone of the project was laid by the prime minister of India Indira Gandhi on 23 October 1984. The construction …
The Indira Sagar Dam is the largest dam in India, in terms of volume of water stored in the reservoir. It is located on the Narmada River at the town of Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh in India. The foundation stone of the project was laid by the prime minister of India Indira Gandhi on 23 October 1984. The construction of the main dam started in 1992. The downstream projects of ISP are Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Sardar Sarovar Project. To build it, a town of 22,000 people and 100 villages was displaced.
Type of dam: Concrete Gravity dam with a slightly curved alignment
Impounds: Narmada River
Height: 92 m (302 ft)
Length: 653 m (2,142 ft)
Spillways: 20 (Chute spillway (auxiliary) – 8 : 20 m x 17 m, Main (service) Spillway – 12 : 20 m x 17 m)
Spillway type: Ogee
Spillway capacity: 83,400 m³/s (2,950,000 cu ft/s)
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