Ranjit Sagar Dam - Wikipedia Ranjit Sagar Dam Ranjit Sagar Dam Location of Ranjit Sagar Dam in Punjab Ranjit Sagar Dam ( India ) Show map of Punjab Show map of India Show all Country India Location Basholi & Pathankot Coordinates 32 ° 26 ′ 33 '' N 75 ° 43 ′ 43 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.44250 ° N 75.72861 ° E ﻿ / 32.44250 ; 75.72861 Coordinates : 32 ° 26 ′ 33 '' N 75 ° 43 ′ 43 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 32.44250 ° N 75.72861 ° E ﻿ / 32.44250 ; 75.72861 Status Operational Construction began 1981 Opening date Owner ( s ) Punjab State Power Corporation Dam and spillways Type of dam Embankment, earth - fill Impounds Ravi River Height 160 m ( 525 ft ) Length 617 m ( 2,024 ft ) Elevation at crest 540 m ( 1,772 ft ) Width ( crest ) 14 m ( 46 ft ) Width ( base ) 669.2 m ( 2,196 ft ) Dam volume 21,920,000 m ( 28,670,278 cu yd ) Spillway type Controlled - chute Spillway capacity 24,637 m / s ( 870,047 cu ft / s ) Reservoir Total capacity 3,280,000,000 m ( 2,659,139 acre ⋅ ft ) Active capacity 2,344,000,000 m ( 1,900,312 acre ⋅ ft ) Normal elevation 527.9 m ( 1,732 ft ) Power Station Commission date 2000 Hydraulic head 121.9 m ( 400 ft ) ( max ) Turbines 4 x 150 MW Francis - type Installed capacity 600 MW BankThein Dam lake Ranjit sagar dam lake The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Government of Punjab on the Ravi River on the Border of two states of India Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. 60 % of the lake is part of J&K. The project is situated near Pathankot city in Pathankot district of the state of Punjab and Kathua city and Basholi tehsil of Kathua district in J&K. The project is the largest hydroelectric dam of the state of Punjab. The township where the site is located is called Shah pur Kandi Township. Feasibility studies for the project began in 1953 and geotechnical studies continued until 1980. Construction began in 1981, the generators were commissioned in 2000 and the project complete in March 2001. The project is used for both irrigation purposes and power generation. It has a 600 Megawatt capacity. The dam is one of the highest earth - fill dams in India and has the largest diameter penstock pipes in the country. Several issues and claims were consistently reported by the govt of J&K to govt of Punjab over the usage of water, electricity, employment and compensation to the locals against the land acquisition. Finally on 12 May 2017 govt of J&K has raised this issue in the Northern Zonal Council Meeting held in Chandigarh on this Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI has decided to construct barrage to allow both states to enjoy equal rights over the dam. Barrages will help J&K in irrigation in Samba and Kathua districts in Jammu division of J&K. Punjab govt has also agreed to share electricity produced through the project. But the previous claims of J&K remained unsettled. In 2017 Govt of J&K has claims worth 8000 crores for the loss against govt of Punjab, on which the Punjab govt has never shown any interest to square them off. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur. References Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ranjit Sagar Dam. Jump up ^ `` India : National Register of Large Dams 2009 '' ( PDF ). Central Water Commission. Retrieved 22 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` Ranjit Sagar Dam ''. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 24 November 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Ranjitsagar Dam ''. Central Water Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2011. Jump up ^ `` An Overview of Ranjit Sagar Dam Project, Gurdaspur District, Punjab '' ( PDF ). Geological Survey of India. Retrieved 24 November 2011. Punjab portal Water portal Renewable energy portal Hydrography of Punjab, India Rivers Beas Budki Ghaggar - Hakra Ravi Sutlej Lakes Harike Kanjli Ropar Dams, Barrages Ranjit Sagar Dam Canals Buddha Nullah Sirhind Canal Sutlej Yamuna link canal Indira Gandhi Canal Related topics / templates Punjab Geography Hydrography of surrounding areas Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh Haryana Rajasthan Pakistan Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ranjit_Sagar_Dam&oldid=835735987 '' Categories : Hydroelectric power stations in Punjab, India Dams in Punjab, India Earth - filled dams Gurdaspur district Dams completed in 2001 Dams on the Ravi River Pathankot district Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from April 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Use dmy dates from March 2018 Use Indian English from March 2018 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Coordinates on Wikidata Talk About Wikipedia Deutsch Norsk ਪੰਜਾਬੀ தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 10 April 2018, at 13 : 23. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: ranjit sagar dam has builded over which river
Answer: the Ravi River; the Ravi River; the Ravi River; the Ravi River; Ravi River