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Named in the honour of Maharana Pratap (1540–1597), the reservoir or the lake is a well-known wildlife sanctuary and one of the 49 international wetland sites declared in India by the Ramsar Convention.
A planned operation of fish stocking was launched with first introduction of common carp in 1974 and Indian major carps or silver carp in 1976–77. This resulted in a shift in the catch structure of the reservoir, with carps accounting for 61.8% of the total landings in 1987–88.
Pong Dam Lake (also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar) is a manmade reservoir formed due to the construction of Pong Dam on Beas River in the wetland zone of Shivalik hills in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The Pong Dam is the highest earth fill dam in India and was constructed in 1975.
Located on the top of Moti Margi or Pearl Hill, Maharana Pratap Memorial overlooks the stunning beauty of Lake Fateh Sagar. Also known as Pratap Smarak, Maharana Pratap Memorial is an essential site of great historical significance.
Pratap Singh I (c. 9 May 1540 – 19 January 1597), popularly known as Maharana Pratap (IPA: [məɦaːˈɾaːɳaː pɾəˈtaːp] ⓘ), was a king of Kingdom of Mewar, in north-western India in the present-day state of Rajasthan.
3 days ago · A reservoir has been constructed on the river Beas in the wet land of Shivalik hills of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, which has been named as Maharana Pratap Sagar.
Dec 28, 2023 · The Pong Dam Wildlife Sanctuary is located around the Pong Dam Lake (also known as Maharana Pratap Sagar), a manmade reservoir formed due to the construction of the Pong Dam on the Beas River. The Pong Dam is the highest earth-fill dam in India and was constructed in 1975.
Maharana Pratap Sagar is a reservoir located in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The lake is named in memory of the great warrior Maharana Pratap. Earlier it was known as the Pong Dam Reservoir.
Maharana Pratap Sagar (also known as Pong Dam Reservoir) is a reservoir named in the honour of the patriot Maharana Pratap (1572 - 1597 AD). It located in the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, in India.
Nestled in the snow clad ranges of Himalaya, the Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, Pong Dam Lake or Maharana Pratap Sagar was created in the year of 1975, India’s highest earth fill lake on River Beas.
