Thursday, August 27, 2009

Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand)




Tehri Dam (Uttrakhand )
On Bhagirathi River

Height : 260 metres (853 ft)
Maintained by: Tehri Hydro Development Corporation
The Tehri Dam, one of the biggest in the country, provides drinking water and electricity to Uttarakhand, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The reservoir is currently down by six metres due to delay in monsoons .It significantly leading to a fall in the production of electricity.
The dam provides irrigation to an area of 270,000 hectares.




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