Tehri  Dam

                     * It is the highest dam in India & 8th highest dam in the world.
                    * Tehri Dam is located on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.
                    * It's a multi - purpose rock and earth - fill embankment Dam.
                    * It is the primary Dam of the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. & the Tehri Hydroelectric Complex.
                    * Dam has a capacity for generation of 1,000 megawatts (1,300,000 hp) of hydroelectricity.
                    * Construction of the Tehri Dam was completed in 2006, whereas the pumped storage power plant scheme is currently under construction.
                    * Nearest Railway Station for Tehri Dam is Rishikesh at 76 Kms, nearest Airport is Jolly Grant (Dehradun) at 93 Kms.
                    * Height of Tehri Dam: 260 meters
                    * Length of Tehri Dam: 575 meters
                    * Type: Earth and rock-fill
                    * Reservoir Capacity: 2,100,000 acre ft


        

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