Bhakra Nangal Dam

Bhakra Nangal Dam :

Bhakra Nangal Dam is located at a distance of about 116 km from Chandigarh. Bhakra Nangal Dam is the world’s highest straight gravity Dam. The Bhakra Nangal Dam constructed across the River Satluj. The consrtuction work of Bhakra Nangal Dam began in 1948 and completed in 1963. Bhakra Nangal Dam also power for Chandigarh and Delhi and other cities.

Chandigarh Bhakra Nangal Dam led to Gobind Sagar, a 40 sq km Reservoir. It as been named after the tenth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh. Bhakra Nangal Dam is a most attractive tourist spot. An added attraction is the undetground tunnel that lies underneath the bed of River Satluj.

Bhakra Nangal Dam is a multi purpose Dams in the world. The Bhakra Nangal Dam is 741 feet (226m), is one of the higest gravity dams in the world. The Bhakra Nangal Dam was constructed with an aim to provide irrigation to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Another reason behind the construction of the Bhakra Nangal Dam was to prevent damage due to monsoon floods.

Bhakra Nangal Dam provides to 10 million acres (40,000 km) of fields in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. It is also has five flood gates to control floods. Bhakra Nangal Dam is the secound highest dam in India. It attracts a large number of tourists who visit its reservoir and attractive location. The distance between the Ganguwal and Bhakra Dam is about 30-35 km.

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.[4] The river Satluj used to flow through a narrow gorge between two hills, Naina Devi ki dhar and Ramgarh ki dhar, and the site was chosen to dam the river. The map nh-43-03.jnt pg shows the location of the original Bhakra village that was submerged in the lake formed behind the dam.