Where is Tehri dam situated Which place was submerged after its construction class 7?

Ans –The dam is located in New Tehri town as the Old Tehri is submerged under water of the reservoir.
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Where is Tehri situated?

It is located in the Tehri district of Uttarakhand. Tehri dam is an earth and rock fill dam.
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Where is Tehri dam dam located?

Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India.
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When was old Tehri submerged?

Tehri, a princely estate of Garhwal region's Shah Rulers was slowly submerged under waters of Bhagirathi and Bhilanglana rivers in late 1990s after commissioning of 2400 MW multipurpose hydropower project by central government PSU Tehri Hdropower Development Corporation (THDC).
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In which river Tehri dam is situated?

The Tehri dam, a 260.5 m-high earth and rockfill dam, impounds water 44 km along Bhagirathi River and 25 km along Bhilangana River, creating a dead storage of 925 Mm3 and live storage of 2,615 Mm3, making a total storage capacity of 3,540 Mm3. Impoundment commenced in 2005.
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Is Tehri dam is built on river Ganga?

Tehri Dam is built on the river Bhagirathi. It is the highest dam in India situated in Uttarakhand.
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Which dam is built on river Ganga?

Tehri Dam is made on river Ganga.
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Why was Tehri submerged?

Despite of numerous unsuccessful protests by its residents, this town got submerged in the water to create a large catchment area and this way the town of Old Tehri became The Tehri Lake, Asia's largest man made lake.
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Which town of Uttarakhand had to submerged under water for the construction of a dam?

In Pancheshwar dam waters, Uttarakhand's Jhulaghat town faces Tehri's fate. Jhulaghat town in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district may go under waters, like Tehri city, after the Pancheshwar dam is built.
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Why Old Tehri town and many villages near the river were submerged?

Answer: The old Tehri town and many villages, some totally and some partially, were submerged because of construction of Tawa dam across the river.
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Who owns Tehri Dam?

Faced with acute shortage of electricity, Uttarakhand has now set its eyes on the mega 2,400 Mw Tehri hydropower project to meet the demand. The government has launched efforts to get the equity of Uttar Pradesh in Tehri dam transferred to the hill state.
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Which city on river Ganga was completely resettled after building a dam?

The city Tehri on river Ganga was completely resettled after building a dam.
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What happen to Tehri Dam?

A collapse of Tehri Dam in the central Himalayas, which sits above a fault, would, for instance, release a wall of water about 200 meters high, slamming through two towns. In total, the flooding would affect six urban centers with a combined population of two million.
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Which dam is built on Narmada river?

Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD), on the Indian Narmada river, is located in the village of Kevadia in the state of Gujarat.
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How many dams are under construction in India?

In NRLD the definition of “large dams” has been adopted as per the norms of International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) At present there are 5254 completed large dams and 447 large dams are under construction in India. * Data updated as per date of information supplied by State Govt. / Authority concerned.
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Where is Tehri dam situated a Kerala B Tamil Nadu CM Uttarakhand C Assam?

Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India located in the state of Uttarakhand. The Dam is constructed on the confluence of river Bhagirathi and Bhilangna.
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Which dam is located in Haridwar?

Tehri Dam and Power Station.
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Which of the following dam is located in Uttarakhand Mcq?

The correct answer is Tehri. It has a height of 261m, a length of 575 meters, and is the Highest dam in India and ranks the 8th tallest dam in the world. it is built across the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand.
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