Dams are pretty interesting a topic for the people who prepare question papers for competitive examinations. And why not! After all, dams are useful in the Indian economy in terms of power generation, irrigation and flood prevention. Also the fact that they are important landmarks from the geographical perspective. Let’s have a look at some interesting facts about dams from the Indian perspective.

Highest Dam (260 m) and Highest Power Capacity (1,000 MW) Dam: Tehri Dam
Longest Dam (15 kms): Hirakud Dam
Largest Volume Holding Capacity (11.472 billion cubic meters): Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Oldest Dam (2nd Century AD): Kallanai dam
Highest Arch Dam (169 m): Idukki Dam

Dams which have been in news recently

Idukki Dam (Kerala floods)
Sardar Sarovar Dam (Was recently inaugurated)

It would be helpful to memorize the name of dams and their location if you put a map in your room and bookmark the dams on it. We are providing you a list of all the important dams in the below table.

S. No.	Dams	Power Generation Capacity	Height	State
1	Sardar Sarovar Dam	1,450 MW	535 Ft	Gujarat
2	Bhakra Dam	1,325 MW	740 Ft	Himachal Pradesh
3	Pong Dam	396 MW	436 Ft	Himachal Pradesh
4	Nathpa Dam	1,500 MW	205 Ft	Himachal Pradesh
5	Chamera Dam	1071 MW	741 Ft	Himachal Pradesh
6	Baglihar Dam	900 MW	472 Ft	Jammu & Kashmir
7	Tungabhadra Dam	72 MW	162 Ft	Karnataka
8	Idukki Dam	780 MW	554 Ft	Kerala
9	Bansagar Dam	425 MW	220 Ft	Madhya Pradesh
10	Indirasagar Dam	1,000 MW	302 Ft	Madhya Pradesh
11	Koyna Dam	1,960 MW	339 Ft	Maharashtra
12	Hirakud Dam	347.5 MW	200 Ft	Orissa
13	Rana Pratap Sagar Dam	172 MW	177 Ft	Rajasthan
14	Rangit Dam	60 MW	148 Ft	Sikkim
15	Bhavanisagar Dam	1,920 MW	105 Ft	Tamil Nadu
16	Mettur Dam	840 MW	120 Ft	Tamil Nadu
17	Mullaperiyar Dam	175 MW	176 Ft	Kerala
18	Nagarjuna Sagar Dam	816 MW	407 Ft	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
19	Srisailam Dam	1,670 MW	476 Ft	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh
20	Tehri Dam	2,400 MW	855 Ft	Uttarakhand