THE BHAKRA DAM
The Dam is constructed on the Satluj river in Bhakra village, Bilaspur district Himachal Pradesh. The Dam is height of 226 metres. The reservoir, just behind the dam to store the water is Gobind Sagar Reservoir. It is third largest reservoir of India. The 1st Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru called it is "New Temple of resurgent India".
Construction of the Dam is started in 1948 and completed in 1963. The Dam is also a Hydropower Plant generator which gernates 1325 MV of power. The power is distributed among Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The Dam is Managed by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). It was constituted in 1966 for administration and maintence of the Dam.
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