Explain the Bhakra Nangal Project.

1.	Explain the Bhakra Nangal Project.
Answer» This is the largest and most important multipurpose project of India. The project was started in 1948 and finished in 1963. This is made on Sutlej River near Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh. This is a joint project of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Development supply of electricity, irrigation water and drinking water to areas between Sutlej and Yamuna are the goals of this project. The first Bhakra dam is 516.16 meter long and 167.64 meter high. This is the largest gravity dam (built with cement and concrete) in the world. The second Bhakra Dam was built about 13 km downhill at the place called Nangal. The second dam was built to store excess water from Bhakra. Nangal Power Station and two power stations at Kotla & Gangwal have been built to generate electricity from water from these dams. These dams feed water into Sarhind Canal, Nangal Canal, Bist Doab Canal and Narvana Canal.

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