Talk:Bhakra Dam

message: well i really think u could add a few more lines about the the types of industries that serve an their location..and maybe add something about purposes an uses of the area irrigated..and maybe evn the types of crops grown in the area... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 219.64.72.199 (talk) 15:19, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  could be more informative 

message: Bhakra Dam
Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Sutlej River, near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. This dam is situated in the village "Bhakra" and is Asia's biggest dam. It is 225.55 m (740 ft) high above the deepest foundation. The length of the dam (the road above it) is 518.25, and 304.84 m broad. Its huge reservoir known as the "Gobind Sagar", stores up to 9340 million cu m, of water enough to drain the whole of the Chandigarh, parts of Haryana, Punjab and Delhi. In terms of storage of water, it is the second largest dam in India, first being Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cum.
Described as 'New Temple of Resurgent India’ by Late Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, Bhakra Nangal Dam is situated across the river Sutlej and is situated in the region of Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh. Bhakra Nangal Dam is one of the largest dams in India and highest gravity dam in the world. Nestling between the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, amidst the lush green forests, the dam gives a fantastic view of the region and attracts huge number of tourists from all over the India. Bhakra Nangal Dam is a combination of Bhakra dam and Nangal dam. Bhakra dam is 13 km upstream from Nangal city and Nangal just vice versa. The dam, which is straight gravity dam and is 740 feet high from its deepest foundation stuns the visitor with its height. The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Nangal Dam is spread over an area of 168.35 sq km.
Statistics
It is the largest dam in India
•	Type of Dam: Concrete Straight Gravity
•	Height: 740 ft (225.55 m)
•	Height (above river bed): 550 ft (170 m)
•	Length at top: 1,700 ft (520 m)
•	Width at top: 30 ft (9.1 m)
•	Length at bottom: 325 ft (99 m)
•	Width at base: 625 ft (191 m)
•	Elevation at top of dam: 1700 ft (above sea level)
•	Steel used: 100000 tons
Usage
The dam was part of the larger multipurpose Bhakra Nangal Project whose aims were to prevent floods in the Sutlej-Beas river valley, to provide irrigation to adjoining states and to provide hydro-electricity. It also became a tourist spot for the tourists during later years because of it huge size and uniqueness.
[edit] Irrigation
The dam was constructed with an aim to provide irrigation to the Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Another big reason behind the construction of the dam was to prevent damage due to monsoon floods. The dam provides irrigation to 10 million acres (40,000 km²) of fields in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan.
[edit] Electricity Production
Bhakra Nangal dam houses hydroelectric power generators, which are situated on both the sides of the dam. Nangal hydel Channel and Anandpur Sahib Channel are used for power generation and irrigation purposes.
It also has 4 flood gates which are fully functional during the period of floods and also has 2 power- stations situated on the either sides of the dam, which receives water through huge pipes which are directly connected from the dam's reservoir to each power- plant. Each of the power plants comprise of 5 generators, and a power station.
Two power houses with a total capacity of 1000 MW flank the dam, on either side of the river. A smaller subsidiary dam, called the Nangal Dam is located a little downriver from the Bhakra Dam.
[edit] Tourist Destination and Attraction
Being the biggest dam in India, a large number of tourists visit its vast water reservoir and attractive location. To facilitate tourism in this part of Himachal Pradesh, the travel & tourism department of the state has provided rest houses located near the Bhakra Nangal dam. Apart from the human generated dam, there is a natural fall, which is also a source of hydro-electricity generated by the Ganguwal and Kotla power plant. The area surrounding the dam has popular picnic spots.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.97.217.96 (talk) 14:19, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  bhakra-nangal project-correct info 

message: Forgot to login; those 30 Nov 2009 (07:57) changes from 173.55.101.228 were mine.  Sorry about that!  Penalba2000 (talk) 15:02, 30 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 30 Nov 2009 changes

message: I want to know that who was the designer of the Bhagra Dam? What was the background of the person.
Please add if possible  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Laroia (talk • contribs) 01:01, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Designer of the Bhakra Dam 

message: While the majority of the indian articles on dams are of poor quality, i have a hard time finding fault with this one.  This serves as a great example of what the articles should look like. --RichardMills65 (talk) 06:17, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  good example 

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