Article: List of Important Dams in India & World

   LIST OF IMPORTANT DAMS IN INDIA & WORLD   

    INDIA   

Sl. No.	Name of the Dam	Structure Height [in meter]	River	State
1.	Tehri Dam	260.5	Bhagirati	Uttarakhand
2.	Lakhwar Dam	204	Yamuna	Uttarakhand
3.	Idukki (EB)/ Idukki Arch Dam	169	Periyar	Kerala
4.	Bhakra Dam	167.64	Satluj	Himachal Pradesh
5.	Pakal Dul Dam	167	Marusudar	Jammu & Kashmir
6.	Sardar Sarover Gujarat Dam	163	Narmada	Gujarat
7.	Srisailam [N.S.R.S.P] Dam	145	Krishna	Telangana
8.	Ranjit Sagar Dam	145	Ravi	Punjab
9.	Baglihar Dam	143	CHENAB	Jammu & Kashmir
10.	Pong Dam	132.59	Beas	Himachal Pradesh
11.	Nagarjuna Sagar Dam	124.66	Krishna	Telangana
12.	Sholayar Dam	105.16	Sholayar	Tamil Nadu
13.	Parbati II Dam	85	Parbati	Himachal Pradesh
14.	Aruna Dam	80.41	Aruna	Maharashtra
15.	Podagada Dam	77.5	Podagada	Odisha

    WORLD    

Sl. No.	Name of the  Dam	Structure Height [in meter]	Country
1.	Nurek Dam	300	Tajikistan
2.	San Roque Dam	210	Philippines
3.	Three Gorges Dam	181	China
4.	Atatürk Dam	166	Turkey
5.	Mangla Dam	147	Pakistan
6.	Tarbela Dam	143	Pakistan
7.	Fort Peak Dam	76.4	United States