The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of the tallest - TopicsExpress



          

The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of the tallest in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. Phase 1 was completed in 2006, the Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1,000 MW of hydroelectricity. The dams 1,000 MW pumped-storage scheme is currently under construction.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:22:59 +0000

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