Indirasagar Dam
| Indira Sagar Dam | ||
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Annual generation 2.7 Billion kWh annually | | |
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The Indira Sagar Dam is the largest dam in
The Project involved construction of a 92 m high and 653 m long concrete
Indira Sagar Project
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River
Indira Sagar Project is a multipurpose Project with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW, with annual energy generation of 2,698 million units in Stage I, 1,850 million units in Stage II, and 1,515 million units in Stage III, and annual irrigation of 2.65 Lac. Ha on a Culturable Command Area (CCA) of 1.23 Lac. Ha. Total catchment area at the dam site is 61,642 km2. Indira Sagar Project is the mother project for the downstream projects on Narmada Basin with the largest reservoir in India, having 12.22 b m3 storage capacity. All the eight units commissioned by March 2005 ahead of schedule while generation from first unit was started from January 2004. The powerhouse is the second-largest surface powerhouse in India.
See also
- List of power stations in India
- Nagarjuna Sagar
- Tehri Dam
- Hirakud Dam
References
- ^ "Development or displacement?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 January 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ NHPC Limited: Indira Sagar Power Station
