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2. Bhakra Dam
 Bhakra Nangal Dam is something
tremendous, stupendous and something
which will shake you up when you see it.
 It truly represents the symbol of India’s
progress and rightly described as “The
Temple Of Resurgent India” by Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister
of Independent India.
 It’s one of the biggest multipurpose
projects in the world positioned at the
close proximity of Nangal Punjab and Naya
Nangal.
 It is covered by lush green surroundings of
Aravalli and Shivalik hills having diverse
flora and fauna to watch out. Naina
Devi temple is just 8 kms above the dam.

3.  Bhakra Nangal Dam is a 740 Ft. high
concrete gravity dam across the
SutlejRiver, near the border of
Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in
Northern India.
 It’s counted among the highest dams
of Asia. When it comes to Bhakra
Dam tourism, it is a major attraction
of tourists from all over the world.
 It has huge reservoir that can store
up to 9.34 billion cubic of water,
which is known as Gobind Sagar.
 The reservoir was named after a
renowned Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.

4. Major dams of India

5. Its Usage for Irrigation
 The dam was constructed with an aim to
provide irrigation to Himachal Pradesh
and Punjab.
 Another 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 Himachal
Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
 It also has five flood gates to control
floods.
 Water flows from Bhakra Dam to
downstream Nangal Dam where the water
is controlled and released into canals for
irrigation.

6. Its Usage for electricity generation
 Bhakra Dam and Nangal Dam both have
hydroelectric power generators, which are
situated on both the sides of the dams.
Nangal hydel Channel and Anandpur Sahib
Channel are used for power generation and
irrigation purposes.
 Each power plant consists of five turbines.
Two power houses with a total capacity of
1325 MW flank the dam, on either side of
the river. The left power house contains 5
x 108 MW Francis turbines while the right
5 x 157 MW.
 The power generated at Bhakra and Nangal
is distributed among partner states of
Himachal Pradesh,
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Chandigarh

7. Bhakra Canal Systems
Bhakra canals:
The Bhakra Main Link (BML) takes off from the
tail end of the Nangal Hydel Channel at Ropar and
is aligned towards Tohana in the Hissar District. It
is a lined channel of 172 km long with a full supply
capacity of 354 cumec.The Narwana, Fatehabad
and the Bhakra main branches take off from
the Bhakra Main Line and through distributaries,
irrigate areas of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Bist Doab Canal:
It takes off from the right bank of
River Satluj at Ropar just upstream
of Ropar Head Works with full supply discharge
of 45.3 cumec. This canal serves a gross area of
0.25577 million ha.

8. Bhakra Nangal project
 Bhakra Nangal project is committed for
nation’s development. through eco-friendly
generation of electric power from water,
better known as hydroelectricity.
 It has an installed capacity to generate
1478.72 MW of electric power. It’s another
major role is to utilize the water of Sutlej
for irrigation purposes in the adjoining areas.
 Recreation and fishing culture are added
advantages.
 It commands an area of 10 million acres of
land in the states of Punjab, Himachal
Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan

9.  In 1960, India and Pakistan
signed an Indus-water Treaty
that resulted in the development
of a master plan to harness the
irrigation, power generation and
flood control potential of Bhakra
Nangal Dam.
 This has led to the constitution
of Bhakra Beas Management
Board (BBMB).
 The spectacular growth in wheat
production in the areas of
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
can be attributed to this temple
of Resurgent India.

10. Following projects can be attributed to turn the
Bhakra dam as a truly multipurpose project.
1 • Bhakra dam and power plants
2 • Nangal dam
3 • Nangal hydel channel
4 • Ganguwal and Kotla power houses on the Nangal hydel channel
5 • Remodelling of Ropar headworks
6 • Remodelling of Sirhind canal
7 • Bhakra canals
8 • Bist Doab canal
9 • Transmission and distribution system of electrical energy
10 • Development of markets and communication of Bhakra area.

11. Bhakra dam
Total cost of the Project Rs. 245.28 crore
Type of Dam Concrete straight gravity
Height above the deepest
foundation
225.55 metres (740 feet)
Height above river bed 167.64 metres (550 feet)
Length at top 518.16 metres (1700 feet)
Width at top 9.14 metres (30 feet)
Length at bottom 99 metres (325 feet)
Width at base 190.5 metres (625 feet)
Elevation at top of dam
above mean sea level
518.16 metres (1700 feet)
Steel used 101600 tonnes (100000 tons)
Catchment area 56980 Sq. kilometres.
Normal reservoir
level
EL. 512.06 meters
(EL.1680 faet)
Dead storage level EL.445.62 meters.
New area irrigated 60 lakh acres.
Area of reservoir.
162.48 sq. kilometres
(62.78 sq.miles)
Length of reservoir. 96.56 kilometres.
Live storage capacity
at EL.1680 ft.
6911 million cum (5.60
MAF)
Gross storage
capacity at EL.1680
ft.
9340 million cum (7.57
MAF)
Dead storage
capacity
2430 million cum (1.97
MAF)
reservoir
The Salient features of Bhakra Dam and Power houses are as below

12. Number of power houses 2
Installed capacity of left
bank power plant
450 MW - 5 units of 90 MW
each
Increased capacity of left
bank power plant by
uprating the machines.
540 MW - 5 units of 108
MW each
Installed capacity of right
bank power plant.
600 MW - 5 units of 120
MW each
Increased capacity of
right bank power plant
Uprated to 660 MW - 5
units of 132 MW each
Present capacity by
further uprating the
machines.
735 MW - 3 units of 157
MW each & 2 units of 132
MW each
Planned uprated
capacity.
785 MW - 5 units of 157
MW.
Number of power houses 2
Installed capacity of left
bank power plant
450 MW - 5 units of 90 MW
each
Number of outlets.
16 in two tiers of 8 dach
at EL.1320 & EL.1420
Size of outlets
2.64 m x 2.64 m (8.67 ft. x
8.67 ft.)
Shape of outlets Horseshoe shape
Maximum discharge per
outlet
Outlets at EL.402.33
meters (EL.1320 ft.)
187.97 cumecs (6638
cusecs)
Outlets at EL.432.80
meters (EL.1420 ft.)
160.10 cumecs (5656
cusecs)
Number and sizw of
flood control gates.
4 nos. 15.24m x 14.5m (50
ft. x 47.5ft.)
Maximum design
discharge through
gates.
5587 cumecs (1997300
cusecs)
Number of outlets.
16 in two tiers of 8 dach at
EL.1320 & EL.1420
Bhakra Power Plants River Outlets & Flood Control Gates

13. Follwing are the major inter-state
water disputes in India.
1. Krishna-Godavari among Maharashtra, Karnatak,
Andhra Pradesh,Madhya Pradesh and Orissa
2. Yamuna-Delhi,Haryana,Uttar Pradesh
3. Cauvery-Tamil Nadu,Karnataka
4. Ravi-Beas-Haryana,Jammu Kashmir, Rajsthan,
Punjab
5. Spillover of Bhakra-Nangal Dam-Haryana,Punjab
Source

14. Thank You this was
presented to you by
Nishanthini N. K.