Important dams in India Brief details of the important dams in India such as the Tehri Dam, Bhakra Dam, Hirakud Dam, Indira Sagar Dam, Nagarjuna Sagar dam, and Mettur dam is given below: The Tehri Dam at Tehri in Uttarakhand which lies on the Bhagirathi River in India holds the rank of highest dam in India and one of the tallest dams in World . The Tehri Dam was built in the year 2006 with 1000 MW of hydro power generation capacity. It’s water is also used in the Municipal water supply and in irrigation works in the state of Uttarakhand. The Tehri dam is a 855 ft high rock and its length is 1886 ft, crest width of 66 ft and base width of 3701 ft which creates 2.6 cubic km of reservoir. The Bhakra dam is across the Sutlej River . It was described as “New Temple of Resurgent India” by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who was the first prime minister of independent India. The Bhakra Dam is in the village of Bhakra in Hi...