Pong Dam, Kangra: History, Location, River, Length, State
For most of the year, the ancient Bathu temples near Pong Dam sit completely submerged beneath the waters of Maharana Pratap Sagar — only reappearing each May and June, when the reservoir’s water level drops enough to reveal their stone structures…
Poomala Dam, Thrissur: History, Location, River, Length, State
Long before Poomala Dam existed, this hill was simply forest — dense enough that its very name comes from the Poovam tree that once grew here in abundance, or perhaps from the poovan pazham banana variety local farmers cultivated. Christian settlers from…
Pothundi Dam, Palakkad: History, Location, River, Length, State
Most old Indian dams that predate modern cement relied on surki mortar or lime plaster to bind their stonework — Pothundi Dam took a genuinely unusual approach, building its core wall from a mixture of jaggery and quick lime. This makes it one of only…
Ranjit Sagar Dam, Pathankot: History, Location, River, Length, State
Feasibility studies for this dam began in 1953 — but the project sat stalled for years because of an unresolved water-sharing dispute with Pakistan. It took the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which finally granted India exclusive rights over the Ravi River,…
Rihand Dam, Sonbhadra: History, Location, River, Length, State
Rihand Dam generates just 300 MW of electricity — a modest figure by the standards of India’s major hydroelectric projects. Yet this same dam is arguably one of the most economically consequential pieces of infrastructure in northern India, because…
Salal Dam, Reasi: History, Location, River, Length, State
Long before Baglihar Dam became the subject of India-Pakistan arbitration, Salal Dam had already set the precedent — becoming the very first hydropower project India built in Jammu and Kashmir under the Indus Waters Treaty framework, and the first…
Salaulim Dam, Sanguem: History, Location, River, Length, State
Every tap in South Goa’s beach resorts, restaurants, and homes traces back to a single reservoir most tourists have never heard of. Salaulim Dam, Goa’s largest manmade water storage body, quietly supplies the drinking water that keeps the…
Sathanur Dam, Tiruvannamalai: History, Location, River, Length, State
When Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru personally inaugurated Sathanur Dam on 14 October 1958, the project had already been shaped by one of India’s most celebrated irrigation engineers, Dr. K.L. Rao, who would later go on to serve as the…
Indrapuri Dam Dehri On Sone: History, Location, River, Length, State
Only three barrages on Earth stretch longer than Indrapuri, and fittingly, the same construction company responsible for the world’s longest — the Farakka Barrage — also built this one. But Indrapuri’s real story predates its 1968 completion…
Indira Sagar Dam Khandwa: History, Location, River, Length, State
Ask most Indians to name the country’s biggest dam, and Bhakra or Sardar Sarovar usually comes to mind first. But by the measure that actually matters most for water security — total reservoir volume — neither holds the title. That distinction…
