Thdc TEHRI Dam

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The Tehri Dam is the Highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India.


Tehri Dam is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. Phase 1 was completed in 2006, the Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1,000 megawatts (1,300,000 hp) of hydroelectricity.

Tehri Dam info
Country India
Location Uttarakhand
Status Operational
Construction began 1978
Opening date 2006
Construction cost US $1 billion
Owner(s) THDC INDIA LIMITED
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment, earth and rock-fill
Impounds Bhagirathi River
Height 260.5 m (855 ft)
Length 575 m (1,886 ft)
Width (crest) 20 m (66 ft)
Width (base) 1,128 m (3,701 ft)
Spillways 2
Spillway type Gate controlled
Spillway capacity 15,540 m3/s (549,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 4.0 km3 (3,200,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area 52 km2 (20 sq mi)
Power Station
Commission date 2006
Type Pumped-storage
Turbines Vertical Francis turbines
Installed capacity 1,000 MW (1,300,000 hp)
Max. planned: 2,400 MW