Top 10 Facts About Tehri Dam-Highest Dam In India

You might have heard about Tehri Dam and also might have visited it whenever you got a chance to see Uttrakhand. Let’s discuss some interesting facts about this dam.

1. It is the highest dam in India, 2nd highest in Asia, and the 8th highest dam in the world.

2. It is an embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri, Uttarakhand.

3. It holds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply, and generation of 1000 Megawatts of hydroelectricity with an additional 1000 MW of pumped-storage hydroelectricity.

4. The design of the dam was completed in 1972. However, its construction got delayed because of budget issues and was completed in 2006.

5. It is 260.5 metres tall and 575 metres long with a crest width of 20 metres and a base width of 1128 metres.

6. The electricity produced from the dam is distributed to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh.

7. The dam's construction cost was around US $ 1 billion.

8. The Tourism Department has developed this 52 km2 artificial lake as a tourist spot near the dam.

9. 5% of the funding for the dam was provided by the Central Government and the remaining 25% was funded by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, which also financed the entire irrigation portion of the project..

10. The dam nears the danger mark. The water level in the Tehri dam has been constantly rising this month, putting downstream cities like Haridwar and Rishikesh at risk of flooding.