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Which dam of India is the highest? |
| A. | Mettur |
| B. | Rihand |
| C. | Thein |
| D. | Bhakra |
| Answer» D. Bhakra | |
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Explanation: Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity darn across the Sutlej River, and is near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam, located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, is India's second tallest at 225.55 m high next to the 261m Tehri Darn. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Darn in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu.m. |
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