Bhakra
Dam is
a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in
northern India. The Bhakra-Nangal multipurpose dams
were among the earliest river valley development schemes undertaken by India
after independence though the project had been conceived long before India
became a free nation.
Described as "New Temple of
Resurgent India" by Jawaharlal Nehru, 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 dam, at 741 ft (226 m), is one of the highest gravity dams in
the world (compared to USA's largest Hoover Dam at 743 ft). The 166 km²
Gobindsagar Reservoir, named after Guru Gobind Singh, is created by this dam which
is the third largest reservoir in India the first being Indira Sagar Dam and
second Nagarjunasagar Dam. The river Satluj used to flow through a narrow gorge
between two hills,
The dam was part of the larger multipurpose Bhakra Nangal Project
whose aims were to prevent floods in the Sutluj-Beas river valley, to provide
irrigation to adjoining states and to provide hydro-electricity. It also became
a tourist spot for the tourists during later years because of it huge size and
uniqueness.
The power generated at Bhakra Power houses is distributed among
partner states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and
also supplied to common pool consumers like National Fertilizers Ltd. and
Chandigarh.
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