A compact, tabular revision of India's major dams, the rivers they impound and the States they lie in, for CAPF Paper I geography
Cover the right two columns and recall the river and State for each dam. Dam-to-river-to-State matching is a recurring CAPF item. For projects with multiple purposes (irrigation, power, flood control), see multipurpose river projects.
| Dam | River | State |
|---|---|---|
| Tehri | Bhagirathi | Uttarakhand |
| Bhakra (Bhakra Nangal) | Sutlej | Himachal Pradesh / Punjab border |
| Pong (Maharana Pratap Sagar) | Beas | Himachal Pradesh |
| Hirakud | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Sardar Sarovar | Narmada | Gujarat |
| Indira Sagar | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Nagarjuna Sagar | Krishna | Telangana / Andhra Pradesh |
| Srisailam | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh / Telangana |
| Almatti | Krishna | Karnataka |
| Tungabhadra | Tungabhadra | Karnataka |
| Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) | Kaveri | Karnataka |
| Mettur (Stanley) | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Mullaperiyar | Periyar | Kerala (operated by Tamil Nadu) |
| Idukki | Periyar | Kerala |
| Rihand (Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar) | Rihand (Son tributary) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Maithon, Panchet | Damodar | Jharkhand / West Bengal |
| Ukai | Tapi | Gujarat |
| Koyna | Koyna | Maharashtra |
| Fact | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tallest dam in India | Tehri (Bhagirathi) |
| Among the longest dams | Hirakud (Mahanadi) |
| Highest gravity dam | Bhakra (Sutlej) |
| Dam at the centre of an inter-State dispute | Mullaperiyar (Kerala-Tamil Nadu) |
| Dam linked to the Narmada Bachao Andolan | Sardar Sarovar |
| First multipurpose project after independence | Damodar Valley (DVC) and Bhakra Nangal era |