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 :

Dams in India
Dam River State Height (meter) Completed year
Sunkesula Barrage Tungabhadra River Andhra Pradesh 163 1861
Srisailam Dam Krishna River Andhra Pradesh 145.1 1981
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna River Andhra Pradesh 124 1967
Jalaput Dam Godavari River Andhra Pradesh 60.65 2000
Dowleswaram Barrage Godavari River Andhra Pradesh 4.572 1850
Prakasham Barrage Krishna River Andhra Pradesh 3.66 1855
Minimata Hasdeo Bango Hasdeo Chhattisgarh 87 1990
Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi Chhattisgarh 24.53 1964
Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada River Gujarat 138.68 2017
Bhakra Dam Satluj River Himachal Pradesh 226 1963
Chandil Dam Swarnarekha Jharkhand 56.8 1978
Maithon Dam Barakar Jharkhand 50 1957
Konar Dam Konar Jharkhand 48.77 1955
Panchet Dam Damodar River Jharkhand 45 1959
Supa Dam Kali Karnataka 101 1987
Linganamakki Dam Sharavathi Karnataka 61.26 1964
Raja Lakhamagowda dam Ghataprabha Karnataka 53.34 1977
Harangi Reservoir Harangi Karnataka 53 1982
Kodasalli Dam Kali Karnataka 52.1 2000
Basava Sagara Dam Krishna Karnataka 29.72 1982
Kanva Reservoir Kanva Karnataka 22.57 1946
Indirasagar Narmada river Madhya Pradesh 92 2005
Bargi Dam Narmada River Madhya Pradesh 70 1988
Bansagar Dam Son Madhya Pradesh 67 1978
Koyna Koyna Maharshtra 103 1964
Bhatsa Bhatsa Maharshtra 88.5 1983
Bhandardara Paravara Maharshtra 82.35 1926
Vaitarna (Modaksagar) Vaitarna Maharshtra 82 1954
Totladoh Pench Maharshtra 74.5 1989
Dudhaganga Dudhaganga Maharshtra 73.08 1999
Tillari (Proj.) Tillari Maharshtra 73 1982
Wan Wan Maharshtra 67.65 2000
Dimbhe Ghod Maharshtra 67.21 2000
Berdewadi local Maharshtra 61.19 2001
Hirakud Dam Mahanadi Odisha 60.96 1957
Srisailam Dam Krishna River Telangana 145 1981
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam Krishna River Telangana 124 1967
Mukutmanipur Dam Kangsabati River West Bengal 26 1956