🚧 Indirasagar Dam

India · Asia · 22.28°N, 76.47°E

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The Indira Sagar Dam is the largest dam in India, in terms of volume of water stored in the reservoir. It is located on the Narmada River at the town of Narmada Nagar, Punasa in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh in India. The foundation stone of the project was laid by the prime minister of India Indira Gandhi on 23 October 1984. The construction of the main dam started in 1992. The downstream projects of ISP are Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Sardar Sarovar Project. To build it, a town of 22,000 people and 100 villages were displaced.

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CountryIndia
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)22.28°N, 76.47°E · view on map

Indirasagar Dam is located in India, in Asia.

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