List of Dams in India..

• A dam is a man-made barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water.

• Dams were built primarily for flood control, water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.

• In India, the primary purpose of most Indian dams remains irrigation.

• India’s first dam is the Kallanai built on the Cauvery river. It was built by King Karikalan of the Chola dynasty around 2,000 years ago. The dam is still functional.

• At independence, in 1947, there were fewer than 300 large dams in India. By the year 2000, the number had grown to over 4000, more than half of them built between 1971 and 1989.

• India ranks third in the world in dam building, after the US and China.

• Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand is the largest dam in India with a height of 260.5 m.

• In terms of storage of water, Indirasagar Dam withholds the largest reservoir in India, with a capacity of 12.22 billion cu.

• Here is the list of some man-made dams constructed in India :

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