Important Dams and respective Rivers in India

Dams are essential for storage of water in a reservoir, which is then used for a variety of applications such as irrigation and municipal water supplies.

Following are the list of dams and rivers with repective state:

Maharashtra

Dam	River
Ujjani Dam	Bhima
Upper Wardha Dam	Wardha
Bhatsa Dam	Bhatsa and chorna

Andhra Pradesh

Dam	River
Srisailam Dam	Krishna River
Polavaram Project	Godavari
Somasila Dam	Penna

Chhattisgarh

Dam	River
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam	Hasdeo
Dudhawa Dam	Mahanadi

Gujarat

Dam	River
Ukai Dam	Tapti
Kadana Dam	Mahi
Sardar Sarovar Dam	Narmada

Himachal Pradesh

Dam	River
Pong Dam	Beas
Bhakra Dam	Satluj
Kol Dam	Satluj
Chamera Dam	Ravi
Nathpa Jhakri (Sjvnl) Dam	Satluj

Jammu and Kashmir

Dam	River
Baglihar Dam	Chenab
Salal Dam	Chenab
Uri Dam	Jhelum
Pakal Dul Dam	Marusudar
Nimoo Bazgo Dam	Indus
Kishenganga Dam	Kishanganga

Jharkhand

Dam	River
Panchet Dam	Damodar
Maithon Dam	Barakar
Tenughat Dam	Damodar

Karnataka

Dam	River
Krishnarajasagar Dam	Cauvery
Basava Sagar Dam (Narayanpur Dam)	Krishna
Hidkal Dam	Ghataprabha
Almatti Dam	Krishna
Supa dam	Kalinadi

Kerala

Dam	River
Mullaperiyar Dam	Periyar
Idukki Dam	Periyar
Kulamavu Dam	Kilivillithode

Odisha

Dam	River
Hirakud Dam	Mahanadi
Indravati Dam	Indravati
Rengali Dam	Brahmani
Upper Kolab Dam	Kapur
Lower Indra Dam	Indra

Rajasthan

Dam	River
Bisalpur Dam	Banas
Jawahar Sagar Dam	Chambal
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam	Mahi
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam	Chambal
Jaswant Sagar Dam	Luni
Jakham Main Dam	Jakham (Mahi)

Tamil Nadu

Dam	River
Mettur Dam	Kaveri
Pillur Dam	Bhavani

Uttarakhand

Dam	River
Jamrani Dam	Gola
Lakh war Dam	Yamuna
Koteshwar	Bhagirathi
Ramganga Dam	Ramganga
Tehri Dam	Bhagirathi

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