Bhakra Dam Map

Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir. Nangal Dam is another dam at Nangal in Punjab downstream of Bhakra Dam. However, sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal Dam though they are tw…
Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Satluj River in Bhakra Village in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam forms the Gobind Sagar reservoir. Nangal Dam is another dam at Nangal in Punjab downstream of Bhakra Dam. However, sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal Dam though they are two separate dams.
  • Location: Bhakra Village, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Official name: Bhakra Dam
  • Construction began: 1948
  • Opening date: 1963
  • Construction cost: ₹245.28 crore (equivalent to ₹200 billion or US$2.4 billion in 2023)
  • Type of dam: Concrete gravity
  • Impounds: Satluj River
Data from: en.wikipedia.org