India is country with the great rivers like Ganga, Narmada, Brahmputra, Betwa river. These rivers are having some of the big dams and largest reservoirs in India such as Nanak Sagar and Indira Sagar. These all dams play an important role for Irrigation and Agriculture growth of the nation, but at the same time it affect the people and environment.
Here is the list of Top 10 Major Dams of India.
- Cheruthoni Dam, Kerala
- Indira Sagar Dam, Madhya Pradesh
- Krishnarajasagar Dam, Karnataka
- Mettur Dam, Tamil Nadu
- Bisalpur Dam, Rajasthan
- Koyna Dam, Maharashtra
- Maithon Dam, Jharkhand
- Rihand Dam, Uttar Pradesh
- TungaBhadra Dam, Karnataka
- Bhavanisagar Dam, Tamil Nadu
State-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India.
| Dams in Andhra Pradesh |
| Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Guntur | Nizam Sagar, Nizamabad | Srisailam Dam, Kurnool | Prakasham Barrage, Vijayawada | Kandaleru Dam, Nellore | Rajolibanda Dam, Mehboobnagar | Singur Dam, Medak | Somasila Dam, Nellore |
| Dams in Chhattisgarh |
| Dudhawa Dam, Dhamatri |
| Dams in Gujarat |
| Sardar Sarovar Dam, Navagam | Kakrapar Dam, Surat | Sukhi Dam, Vadodara | Ukai Dam, Surat |
| Dams in Himachal Pradesh |
| Bhakra Nangal Dam, Bilaspur | Pong Dam | Pong Dam On Vyas River | Chamera Dam, Chamba | Nathpa Dam, Shimla | Pandoh Dam, Mandi | Ranjit Sagar Dam |
| Dams in Jammu and Kashmir |
| Baglihar Dam, Doda | Bursar Dam, Doda | Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam, Leh |
| Dams in Jharkhand |
| Maithon Dam, Dhanbad | Panchet Dam | Tilaiya Dam | Konar Dam, Hazaribagh |
| Dams in Karnataka |
| Bhadra Dam | Lakkavalli Dam | Linganamakki Dam | Tunga Bhadra Dam, Bellary | Alamatti Dam, Bagalkot | Harangi Dam, Kodagu | Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, Mandya | Manchanabele Dam | Supa Dam, Uttara Kannada | Kodasalli Dam, Uttara Kannada | Narayanpur Dam, Yadgir | Garura Dam | Kempu Hole Dam | Marconhalli Dam | Nugu Dam |
| Dams in Kerala |
| Idamalayar Dam, Ennakal. Idukki Dam | Mullaperiyar Dam | Banasura Sagar Dam, Wayanad | Malampuzha Dam, Palakkad | Peechi Dam, Thrissur | Kakkayam Dam, Calicut | Kanjirapuzha Dam, Palakkad | Karapuzha Dam | Peruvannamuzhi Dam, Nadapuram | Siruvani Dam | Malankara Dam | Mangalam Dam | Mattupetty Dam | Meenkara Dam | Peringalkutthu Dam | Pothundi Dam | Sholayar Dam and Upper Sholayar Dam | Thenmala dam |
| Dams in Madhya Pradesh |
| Gandhi Sagar Dam, Mandsaur | Bargi Dam | Rajghat Dam, Chanderi | Kerwa Dam | Kolar Dam | Omkareshwar Dam |
| Dams in Maharashtra |
| Ujjani Dam | Upper Wardha Dam | Mulshi Dam, Pune | Pawna Dam, Pune | Yeldari Dam, Parbhani | Girna Dam, Nasik | Kolkewadi Dam | Mula Dam | Panshet Dam, Pune | Bhandardara Dam | Chaskaman Dam | Dhom Dam | Gangapur Dam | Khadakwasla Dam | Majalgaon Dam | Manair Dam | Manikdoh Dam | Pravara Dam | Tillari Dam | Vaitarna Dam | Varasgaon Dam |
| Dams in Manipur |
| Khuga Dam, Churachandpur | Tipaimukh Dam |
| Dams in Meghalaya |
| Umiam Lake |
| Dams in Mizoram |
| Serlui B Dam, Kolasib | Tuirial Dam |
| Dams in Orissa |
| Hirakud Dam, Sambalpur | Jalaput Dam |
| Dams in Rajasthan |
| Rana Pratap Sagar Dam | Jawahar Sagar Dam, Kota | Jawai Dam, Pali | Kota Barrage |
| Dams in Sikkim |
| Rangit Dam |
| Dams in Tamil Nadu |
| Aathupalayam Dam, Karur | Amaravathi Dam | Kodiveri Dam, Gobichettipalayam |
| Dams in Uttarakhand |
| Tehri Dam | Vishnuprayag, Chamoli |
| Dams in Uttar Pradesh |
| Matatila Dam | Chittaurgarh dam, | Sajnam Dam, Lalitpur | Rajghat Dam | Sirsi Dam |
| Dams in West Bengal |
| Durgapur Barrage | Farakka barrage on Ganges River | Maithon Dam |
- asked 6 years ago
- B Butts
