What is a Dam? A dam is a barrier that forestalls the waft of water and outcomes inside the introduction of a reservoir. Dams are specially constructed to allow you to produce power via way of means of the usage of water. This form of energy is called hydroelectricity.
Dams play an important role in the development and prosperity of a country as it allows the efficient usage of water.
State-wise Distribution of Dams Dams can create habitats for various aquatic species, improve water quality, and reduce soil erosion, which can lead to ecological conservation and environmental sustainability.
1. Dams Located in Andhra Pradesh Dam River Place (District) Kalyani Dam Swarnamukhi River Tirupati Kandaleru Dam Kandaleru River Nellore Srisailam Dam Krishna River Nagarkurnool Somasila Dam Penna River Nellore Veligallu Dam Papagni River Kadapa Jalaput Dam Godavari river Visakhapatnam Polavaram dam Godavari river West Godavari Dist. Nagarjuna Sagar dam Krishna River Nalgonda Mylavaram dam Penna river Kadapa
2. Dams Located in Arunachal Pradesh Dam River Place (District) Subansiri Dam Subansiri River Lower Subansiri Dist. Dibang Dam (Under Construction) Dibang River Lower Dibang Valley Dist Ranganadi Dam Ranganadi River Yazali
3. Dams Located in Bihar Dam River Place (District) Chandan Dam Chandan River Banka Dist Durgawati Dam Durgawati River Kaimur Dist Nagi Dam Nagi River Jamui Dist
4. Dams Located in Chhattisgarh Dam River Place (District) Gangrel Dam Mahanadi River Dhamtari Dist. Kutaghat Dam Kharoon River Bilaspur Dist. Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam Hasdeo River Korba Dist. Dudhawa Dam Mahanadi River Dhamtari Dist.
5. Dams Located in Gujarat Dam River Place (District) Kamleshwar Dam Hiran River Junagadh Dis Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada River Narmada Valley Ukai Dam Tapti River Surat Dist.
6. Dams Located in Punjab Dam River Place (District) Nangal Dam Sutlej River Rupnagar Damsal Dam Damsal River Hoshiarpur Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam Ravi River Pathankot Siswan Dam Siswan River Ropar
7. Dams Located in Himachal Pradesh Dam River Place (District) Bhakra Dam Sutlej River Bilaspur Chamera Dam Ravi River Chamba Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam Beas River Kangra Pandoh Dam Beas River Mandi
8. Dams Located in Jammu & Kashmir Dam River Place (District) Baglihar Dam Chenab River Doda Chohal Dam Chohal Choe River Hoshiarpur Salal Dam Chenab River Reasi Uri Dam Jhelum River Baramulla
9. Dams Located in Jharkhand Dam River Place (District) Konar Dam Konar River Hazaribagh Maithon Dam Barakar River Dhanbad Panchet Dam Damodar River Dhanbad Tenughat Dam Damodar River Bokaro
10. Dams Located in Karnataka Dam River Place (District) Almatti Dam Krishna River Bijapur Bhadra Dam Bhadra River Chikmagalur Linganamakki Dam Sharavathi River Shimoga Malaprabha Dam Malaprabha River Belgaum
11. Dams Located in Kerala Dam River Place (District) Idamalayar Dam Edamalayar/Periyar River Ernakulam Idukki Arch Dam Periyar River Idukki Mullaperiyar Dam Periyar River Idukki Parambikulam Dam Parambikulam River Palakkad
12. Dams Located in Madhya Pradesh Dam River Place (District) Indira Sagar Dam Narmada River Mundi Madikheda Dam Sindh River Shivpuri Omkareshwar Dam Narmada River Khandwa Tawa Dam Tawa River Narmadapuram
13. Dams Located in Maharashtra Dam River Place (District) Isapur Dam Penganga River Nanded Jayakwadi(Paithan) Dam Godavari River Aurangabad Koyna Dam Koyna River Satara Totladoh Dam Pench River Nagpur
14. Dams Located in Odisha Dam River Place (District) Hirakud Dam (Longest Dam in India) Mahanadi River Sambalpur Indravati Dam Indravati River Kalahandi Kapur Dam Kapur River Nabarangpur Mandira Dam Sankh River Sundargarh
15. Dams Located in Rajasthan Dam River Place (District) Jawahar Sagar Dam Chambal River Chittorgarh Jawai Dam Jawai River Pali Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal River Chittorgarh
16. Dams Located in Tamil Nadu Dam River Place (District) Aliyar Dam Aliyar River Coimbatore Amaravathi Dam Amaravathi River Tiruppur Bhavani Sagar Dam Bhavani River Erode Dist Mettur Dam Cauvery River Salem
17. Dams Located in Telangana Dam River Place (District) Nizam sagar Dam Manjira River Nizamabad Ramagundam Dam Godavari Rive Peddapalli Singur Dam Manjira River Medak
18. Dams Located in Uttar Pradesh Dam River Place (District) Matatila Dam Betwa River Lalitpur Parichha Dam Betwa River Jhansi Rajghat Dam Betwa River Lalitpur Rihand Dam Rihand River Sonbhadra
19. Dams Located in Uttarakhand Dam River Place (District) Tehri dam Bhagirathi river New Tehri Lakhwar dam Yamuna River Dehradun Koteshwar dam Bhagirathi river New Tehri
20. Dams Located in West Bengal Dam River Place (District) Durgapur Barrage Damodar River Burdwan Mukutmanipur Dam Kangsabati, Kumari River Bankura
