It has been constructed on the satluj at the site of bhakra gorge near rupnagar ropar. Press note september 19, 2010 bhakra reservoir is being. The 750 mw west seti project is set to begin construction even as the affected people are strongly opposing it. Preliminary works for the dam started in 1946 while the construction commenced in 1948. However, sometimes both the dams together are called bhakra nangal dam though they are two separate dams. Top 10 multipurpose projects of india your article library.
Broadly, the entire project may be divided into two separate divisions. The 90 km long dam is spread over an area of 168 sq km and is a combination of bhakra dam and nangal dam. Its comes between when youre traveling from punjab. Bhakra project history projects bhakra beas management board. Specifications, schedule and drawings bhakra dam and powerplant. If the recent coalgate showed how private companies gained by simply making and selling power at high prices, heres how indias first. Find information about bhakra nangal dam including location, type, operated by, lat long, capacity, purpose, height, length, and type of spillway gates etc. Bhakra dam term paper hydrology environment scribd. Bhakra dam is the highest concrete gravity dam in asia and the second highest in the world. General design features of bhakra dam are described including geology of the dam site, layouts, galleries, outlets and spillway, and foundations. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. The resettled peasants recalled significantly greater number of memories of the lost home in comparison to the normal peasants.
This book is a detailed study of one of the most well known and policyfocused hydel projects in north india, the bhakranangal dam hitherto, there have been few scientific analyses of the. Bhakra dam is km upstream from nangal city and nangal dam, on the other hand, is km downstream. A peasantry in the western himalayas displaced nearly 50 years ago due to the bhakra nangal project, still has strong attachment to its lost home. Atatiirk dam in turkey, and bhakranangal project in india. The old bilaspur town obt was part of land acquired for construction of the reservoir for bhakra dam, known as gobind sagar lake. This 29 metre high, 305 metre long and 121 metre wide is an auxiliary dam which serves as a balancing reservoir for taking up daily fluctuations from the bhakra dam. Jawaharlal nehru poured the first bucket of concrete into the foundations of bhakra on 18 november 1955. The nangal dam has been constructed at nangal about km downstream of the bhakra dam. India ranks third in the world in dam building, after us and china. The dam has created a huge reservoir of water which is 88 km long and 8 km wide with a storage capacity of 986. Bhakra nangal dam celebrations are on for completing 50. These projects comprise bhakra dam on river sutlej with power stations on left. Pandit nehru saw this homage to the spirit of man in the masses of steel and concrete that turned the. Further, compliance on rehabilitation and environmental measures may turn out to be nonfeasible.
Some 8 million acre feet of water is impounded in the. Assessing the temple of resurgent india by shripad dharmadhikary, manthan adhyayan kendra, badwani, mp, 2005. Issues of largescale dam resettlement and rehabilitation. Large dams in india at independence, in 1947, there were fewer than 300 large dams in india. By the year 2000 the number had grown to over 4000, more than half of them built between 1971 and 1989. After construction, bhakra became one of the highest dam in the world. Water is essential for sustenance of all forms of life on earth. Nangal project between punjab and rajasthan in january, 1959 pdf. Pong dam on the beas, just before it enters the plains at talwara, with a gross storage of 8572 million cum 6. Summary of bhakra dam project proposals over the years. Bhakra nangal dam, tawa dam in mp are very revealing examples of this problem. These projects comprise bhakra dam on river sutlej with power stations on left and right banks 25 mw, irrigation channel with two canal power houses 155 mw, pong dam on river beas with a power station 396 mw.
Yuki tanabe t he himalayas are the highest and among the most spectacularly beautiful. Bhakra nangal dam celebrations are on for completing 50 years of construction. Specifications, schedule and drawings bhakra dam and. The bhakra dam was built in 1963 across the river sutlej. Jawaharlal nehru at the power house gangowel at the nangal hydel canal, 8 november 1953. In the section on construction of the dam, aggregate cooling, temperature control of the concrete to minimize cracking, mix proportioning, plant layout, and concreting setup are described. Bhakra dam water level reaches 50year high, alert sounded click to view bhakra nangal dam celebrations are on for completing 50 years of construction click to view bhakra nangal project of india with interesting facts, by puja mondal click to view.
Construction, in one form or the other, has been practised since the dawn of civilization. A peasantry in the western himalayas displaced nearly 50 years ago due to the bhakra nangal project, still has strong attachment to its lost. It is a joint venture of the punjab, haryana and rajasthan states designed to harness the precious water of the satluj. Dams and their impact let us all work for the greatness. The power plant at the base of the dam had an installed capacity of 360 mw. Bhakra beas management board nations pride bhakra beas nations pride. Daminduced displacement and resettlement pose a major challenge. Bhakra dam project one of the highest straight gravity dams in the world. The construction of this dam started in 1948, when jawahar lal nehru poured the first bucket of concrete into the foundations of bhakra. From the constructional point of view, indeed, erection of this dam was a remarkable achievement. Bhakra nangal project of india with interesting facts.
If the bhakra nangal dam were to collapse, what places. Comments 0 posted the data is as is for informational purposes only submitted by the volunteers and visitors, the site does not make any express or implied warranties of any kind regarding the data, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. Multipurpose projects of india economics discussion. The dam is 741 ft high and has four spillway gates. Similarly at bhakra, the construction of the dam would include civil work for part of the power house. The bhakra dam is one of the highest straight gravity dams in the world. The reservoir formed by the dam is known as gobind sagar. These structures include dams as a major construction project. The dam is 226 metre high and 518 metres long with its maximum width at the base as 362 metres.
D3 the last two decades have seen an increasing number of questions being raised on the utility of big dams in india. This problem is very serious for the large dams in india. We are providing correct, sufficient and quality information in one pool. A dam between 10 and 15 metres in height from its deepest foundation is also included in the classification of a large dam provided it complies with one of the following conditions. Melt seasonal inflow into bhakra reservoir in northern india. Bhakra nangal dam bhakra nangal dam india, bhakra dam. Bhakra dam was part of the larger multipurpose bhakra nangal project. The following points highlight the eight important multipurpose projects of india. Introduction salient features of bhakra dam history construction reservoir bhakra dam spillway a. The reservoir is 90 kilometers long spreading over total area of 168. It is one of the highest gravity dams in the world. Witness the 50th year of construction of this dam at nangal city. Adventure activities near bhakra nangal tourists visiting bhakra dam also have.
The bhakra nangal multipurpose dams are first among the river valley development schemes taken by the government post independence. You need not be an engineer to appreciate the construction. Generally, the water storage capacity of these kind of dams will be so huge that in case of any breach, there will be a total washout of downstream villages and towns in the nearby vicinity th. Need for clearly defined norms of accountability in reservoir operations indias most celebrated dam, the bhakra also known as gobind sagar, seems to be operated in an ad hoc, casual manner, bringing to risk large number of people, their. Bhakra nangal project is something tremendous, something stupendous, and. The dam which took over eight years to complete has been built entirely with acc cement, over 1600 thousand tonnes has been used. If you require this document in an alternate format, please contact the water resources program at.
How to get permission to visit the bhakra nangal dam quora. Bhakranangal where great construction works bring to the service of man the melting snows of the himalayas and the rain waters that run to waste or spell death and destruction in untamed floodsthese are the places of modern mans workshop. Pdf engineering geology is the application of the geological sciences to engineering projects for the purpose. The water level in the bhakra dam on thursday reached 1644. Bhakra nangal dam complete its 51 years a report youtube. Bhakra dam project was first mooted by british india. The bhakra nangal project is the biggest multipurpose project in the country. Nehru as he took rounds of the underconstruction dam, recalls dhillon. The bhakra dam project, being one such largescale project executed immediately after the independence, displaced thousands of families without having any proper rehabilitation mechanism in place.
Bhakra dam is a concrete gravity dam on the sutlej river in bilaspur, himachal pradesh in. Built upon himachal pradeshs sutlej river, the bhakra dam is one of the most wellknown dams in whole of india. Bhakra nangal where great construction works bring to the service of man the melting snows of the himalayas and the rain waters that run to waste or spell death and destruction in untamed floodsthese are the places of modern mans workshop. The bhakra project in india consists of a huge dam on the sutluj river, thousands of kilometres of canals and several interbasin diversions. The entire work was undertaken jointly by the states of punjab, haryana, rajasthan and central government. Bhakra dam has been awarded as best maintained project functional for more than 50 years by the central board of irrigation and power cbip. Nangal dam is another dam in punjab downstream of bhakra dam. A report on bhakra nangal dam states, waterlogging not only affects the agricultural land and crop productivity but. Bhakra reservoir is being operated in casual, adhoc manner.
These guidelines are directed to project engineers, technical professionals and owners involved in the design and construction of a proposed dam or the modification of an existing dam that is. Bhakra dam is 15 km from nangal city and 20 km from naina devi town. Bhakra nangal kind of dams are of national importance. The seti river near the planned west seti dam site in nepal, 2007.
Latest news about asias biggest dam, bhakra nangal dam. It is the largest and the most important multipurpose project named after the two dams built at bhakra and nangal on the satluj river. Media in category bhakra dam the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. There are two dams within the gap of 12 kms one is bhakra and other is nangal bhakra and nagal dams are two separate dams if one dam collapse the other one can hold the water till it gets working again. It is not evenly distributed all over the world and even its availability at the same locations is not uniform over the year. Benefits of large dam history projects bhakra beas. Bhakra dam a different view siddharth narrain unravelling bhakra. The construction of bhakra nangal dam was started in the year 1948 and was completed by the end of year 1963. Specifications, schedule and drawings bhakra dam and powerplant editor on.
Developmental history of bhakra nangal dam project. Bhakra dam rupnagar 2020 what to know before you go. Bhakra dam bilaspur bhakra dam images, best time to visit. This dam is situated in the village bhakra and is asias biggest dam.