What is a Dam?
A dam is a barrier that forestalls the waft of water and outcomes withinside the introduction of a reservoir. Dams are specially constructed that allow you to produce power via way of means of the usage of water. This form of energy is called hydroelectricity.
Dams play an important role in the development and prosperity of a country as it allows the efficient usage of water.
List of all Dams of India
Significance of Dams and location of Dams in various states are asked in every government exams like PSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, etc. we find many questions from the dams and reservoirs section. This section is a part of the general awareness paper. Here we are going to provide a complete list of dams and reservoirs with objective questions so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In Part -1 we discuss some major dams in India and related frequently asked questions (FAQs).
“Dams are the temples of modern India” – Jawahar Lal Nehru.
Based on the physical features, India has great potential for the construction of dams. India has built around 4300 major dams and water reservoirs. Several projects are also in the work.