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Five major dams in the State, which are over five decades old, are proposed to be rehabilitated soon under Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)–II with the World Bank assistance.
Importance: This dam reservoir is the main source of drinking water in Mysore and Bangalore city inhabitants. Krishana Raja Sagar dam is built across Kaveri River in Karnataka state of India. Named as ...
List of Major Dams in India. Here's the list of India's top 10 major dams that supply water for irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control.
Ice-cold floodwaters caused by an overflowing glacial lake that cracked open a major dam have swept through India’s Himalayan northeast. At least 31 people in India’s mountain towns have died.
China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, just north of ...
List of Top 10 Major Dams in India Dams are important structures that help manage water resources. ... Tehri Dam: The tallest dam in India at 260.5 meters, primarily for hydroelectric power.
India is on a dam-building spree over the two largest river basins in the subcontinentthe Ganga and the Brahmaputra Ananda Banerjee Updated 25 May 2015, 02:50 AM IST ...
GK Quiz on Dams of India: How many major Indian dams can you name? ... Answer: a) Mettur Dam. 5. Hirakud Dam, the longest dam in India, is built on which river? a) Krishna. b) Narmada.
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan's visit to New Delhi from Jan. 5-6 is expected to include discussions with Indian counterparts about the impact of ...