Rivers and Dams of india

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Dams and Rivers

DamRiverState
NagarjunasagarKrishnaTelangana
Pochampad (Sri Ramasagar)GodavariTelangana
SrisailamKrishnaA.P.
Sardar SarovarNarmadaGujarat
UkaiTapiGujarat
HirakudMahanadiOrissa
Bhakra NangalSutlejHimachal Pradesh
Pong (Maharana Pratap Sagar)BeasHimachal Pradesh
Thein (Ranjit Sagar)RaviPunjab
BagliharChenabJammu & Kashmir
ChutakSuruJammu & Kashmir
PanchetDamodarJharkhand
MaithonBarakarJharkhand
TehriBhagirathiUttarakhand
KoynaKoynaMaharashtra
MetturKaveriTamilnadu
Krishnaraja SagarKaveriKarnataka
AlamattiKrishnaKarnataka
MullaperiyarPeriyarKerala
GandhisagarChambalMadhya Pradesh
Nimoo BazgoIndusJammu & Kashmir

Dams of the World and Rivers

DamRiverCountry
Aswan DamNileEgypt
Jinping-I damYalongChina
Three Gorges damYangtseChina
Nurek damVakhshTajikistan
Itaipu damParanaBrazil and Paraguay
Hoover damColoradoU.S.A.
Note: There are innumerable dams in the world but only a few are listed here keeping in view the scope of this website and that of GK required for competitive exams in India.

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