Bhakhra Dam, the highest straight gravity dam in the world
The idea for the construction of this dam was conceived by Sir Louis Dane the then Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, who travelled from Sunni to Bilaspur and then onward to Ropar. The project could not make headway due to prohibitive cost of construction. In the year 1938-39 the districts of Rohtak and Hissar of the then Punjab State experienced severe drought resulting in great loss of human life and cattle. The scheme was again mooted out but was not executed due to second world war. It was only after independence in March, 1948 that the work was taken in hand for execution. On the historic day of 17th November, 1955 later Prime Minister Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru placed the first bucket of concrete at the foundation. The constructin of dam was completed in October, 1962.
Virgin Gorge 1908
Road and Rail Track 1949
Foundation Excavation 1953-55
Concrete Operation 1956
Bhakra Dam Night View
First Stage Completed Oct-1958
Irrigation outlets in operation Aug 1959
Temporary Spillway 1961
Bhakra Dam 1963
Downstream view of completed Bhakara Dam 1963
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Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, is India's second tallest at 225.55 m (740 ft) high next to the 261m Tehri Dam.
he 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m.
Described as 'New Temple of Resurgent India' by Jawaharlal Nehru,[2] the first prime minister of India, the dam attracts tourists from all over India.
Nangal dam is another dam downstream of Bhakra dam. Sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal dam though they are two separate dams.
The idea for the construction of this dam was conceived by Sir Louis Dane the then Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, who travelled from Sunni to Bilaspur and then onward to Ropar. The project could not make headway due to prohibitive cost of construction. In the year 1938-39 the districts of Rohtak and Hissar of the then Punjab State experienced severe drought resulting in great loss of human life and cattle. The scheme was again mooted out but was not executed due to second world war. It was only after independence in March, 1948 that the work was taken in hand for execution. On the historic day of 17th November, 1955 later Prime Minister Shri Jawahar Lal Nehru placed the first bucket of concrete at the foundation. The constructin of dam was completed in October, 1962.
Virgin Gorge 1908
Road and Rail Track 1949
Foundation Excavation 1953-55
Concrete Operation 1956
Bhakra Dam Night View
First Stage Completed Oct-1958
Irrigation outlets in operation Aug 1959
Temporary Spillway 1961
Bhakra Dam 1963
Downstream view of completed Bhakara Dam 1963
Renovation, Modernisation & Uprating of old Hydro Power Plants
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Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India.
The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, is India's second tallest at 225.55 m (740 ft) high next to the 261m Tehri Dam.
he 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m.
Described as 'New Temple of Resurgent India' by Jawaharlal Nehru,[2] the first prime minister of India, the dam attracts tourists from all over India.
Nangal dam is another dam downstream of Bhakra dam. Sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal dam though they are two separate dams.
| Type of dam | Concrete gravity |
|---|---|
| Height | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Length | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
| Crest width | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Base width | 625 ft (191 m) |
| Impounds | Sutlej River |
| Official name | Bhakra Dam |
|---|---|
| Location | Nangal, Bilaspur |
| Coordinates | 31°24′39″N 76°26′0″ECoordinates: 31°24′39″N 76°26′0″E |
| Construction began | 1948 |
| Opening date | 1963 |
| Construction cost | 245.28 crore INR in 1963 |
