Question

write a short note bhakhra nagal dam project............................ .?

Answer 1

Introduction: The Bhakra Nangal Project is joint venture of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan Governments. The two dams, one at Bhakra and another at Nangal, together is referred to as Bhakra-Nangal Project.

Aims: The aim of these projects are:


:to provide water for irrigation.
:to generate hydro-electricity,
:and to prevent :from from Sutlej-beas rivers

The Bhakra-Nangal project comprises of the following:

:Two dams at Bhakra and Nangal
:Nangal hydel plant
:Power houses, and
:Bhakra canal system

Two dams at Bhakra and Nangal
1. The Bhakra Dam: It is the second highest (226 metres height) dam in India,the highest being Tehri dam (260 meters height). It is 226 metre high and 518 metre long and the width of the base at its widest point in 362 metres.

The name of the reservoir of Bhakra dam is “Gobind Sagar”. With a storage capacity of 9.3 billion cubic meters, it is the third largest water reservoir in India.
The initial planning of Bhakra dam started be independence, but the actual works took off after the independence. The first phase of the work was completed in 1963.

The Government of India celebrated the Golden Jubilee (50th anniversary) of Bhakra dam and released commemorative postage stamps on 22nd October, 2013.

2. The Nangal Dam: It has been constructed at Nangal on the river Sutlej in the state of Punjab. It is about 13 kms downstream of Bhakra Dam. It is 305 metres long and 29 meteres high and 121 metres wide.

Answer 2

bhakra nangal is on the Sutlej river in bilaspur,Himachal Pradesh. This dam is one of the highest gravity dam in the world.The dam forms the third largest reservoir i. e. Gobindsagar reservoir.Bhakra nangal supply the water to the states Gujarat,Rajasthan, Punjab, haryana,uttarakhand and himachal Pradesh.