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Dams are thought to be a vital body of fresh water as well as being significant for a lot of other applications. They provide fresh water for a variety of reasons, including home usage, agriculture, and engineering products. Dams are often used to generate hydroelectricity and facilitate river traffic.
If we speak about the number of dams in the complete region of Punjab, India. There are a total of 14 major dams in Punjab built for irrigation, hydroelectricity generation and flood control purposes. These are located in various places in the Punjab region. And all of them have been completed between 1986 to 2008.
In this article, we would be discussing the various salient features of dams of set 1 in the Punjab region of India. We would be discussing the nearest cities, the kind of dam, the river on which the dam is and many other specifications and features.
Thein Dam
Thein dam also known as Ranjit Sagar Dam is a reservoir in Punjab India, India. A massive multifunctional river valley development with such a 600 MegaWatt installed power and a 160 metres tall earth foundation cum pebble coating dam. This system is called after Maharaja Ranjit Singh, a well-known Punjabi king. The dam too is called Thein Dam since it is positioned in a valley region close to the hamlet of Thein in Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 24 kilometres upward from Madhopur. The 8700-square-kilometre Ranjit Sagar Lake is located in three provinces: J&K, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh. The project embodies interstate interaction.
Thana Dam
Thana Dam is located in the Khawaja Khad region of Punjab, approximately 2.5 kilometres from the Manhota hamlet in the. Dasuya district of Hoshiarpur. Just on Hoshiarpur-Haryana-Baruhi Road, this dam location is around 39.0 kilometres beyond Hoshiarpur. The project is expected to cost around 2060.00 lakhs and would irrigate a region of more than 1160 hectares.
Siswan Dam
The nearest city to the dam of Aswan is the Ropar city and this dam is located in the river named Siswan Khad. The dam was completed in the year 1998 for irrigation and controlling the flood in the nearby regions. Many residents from Chandigarh UT go to visit that place. This dam is a kind of low earthen dam of an approximate height of 24 metres.
Salem
Salem dam was built and completed in the year 1994 again for irrigation and controlling the flood in the nearby regions. It is built on the River Indus that extends to the international border of India. The position or place where it is built is called the Saletan Khad (the river name). The nearest city to this dam is Ropar City.
Perch
Perch Dam is around 10 kilometres north of the city of Chandigarh centre. The embankment is 22 metres tall, 284 metres long, as well as 146 metres broad. The dam’s lake is around 0.35 square kilometres in size.
The embankment of the dam and its surrounds, which are bordered by Shivaliks, is indeed a great hunting field for wildlife lovers. A variety of migrating birds flock to the region. Another local attraction has been the Guga Mari Monastery near this dam.
Patiari Dam
The paritari dam is situated in the forest area of Kharkhan having a height of approximately 37 metres and an approximate length of 226 metres. This dam was completed in the year 2002 for irrigation in the nearby region and flood control purposes. The nearest city to this dam is the city of Hoshiarpur.
Mirzapur Dam
Mirzapur dam is situated in the Mirzapur village located in the district of kurali Mohali near Chandigarh Union Territory in the Punjab region. Again, this dam is in the basin of Indus and situated in the river named Budki Khad. This dam was built and completed in the year 1996 for floor prevention and irrigation purposes.
Conclusion
To sum up, there are various dams built across the Punjab region between the 1980s to 2000s. The major dam in punjab in set 1 includes the Thein Dam which is also called Ratna Sagar Dam and this one is famous. The other is the Thana Dam located in the Khwaja khad region, the siswana dam located near the city of Ropar, the Salem dam again near the city of Ropar, then the perch dam located near the Chandigarh city, the pariari dam located in the forest area of kharkhan and the last one is the Mirzapur dam located in the village Mirzapur near the city of Chandigarh completing the list of set 1 of dams in Punjab.
