Major Dams of Rajasthan
Static GKMajor Dams of Rajasthan
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Rajasthan state is India’s largest state by area and home to one of the largest desert in the world. The Royal state has major river system in India such as Banas River,Jawai River and the Chambal River. These rivers of Rajasthan are lifeline for drinking water in the state and have some of the major dam built across them.
There are six major dams in Rajasthan that are very important in terms of GK.
Dam
River
Height (m)
Area
Foundation Year
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Chambal River
64
22,584 Sq. KM
1960
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
Chambal River
54
24,864 Sq. KM
1970
Jawahar Sagar Dam
29 km upstream of Kota
45
27,195 Sq. KM
1972
Kota Barrage
Chambal Valley Projects
–
27,332 Sq. KM
1960
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam
Mahi River
–
–
1983
Bisalpur Dam
Banas
–
–
1999