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Rihand Dam also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is the second largest dam of India by volume (storage) next only to Indirasagar Dam of Madhya Pradesh. The reservoir of Rihand Dam, called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is India's largest artificial lake.
Feb 14, 2020 · Find information about Rihand Dam including location, Type, Operated by, Lat / Long, Capacity, Purpose, Height, Length, and Type of Spillway Gates etc.
India’s most voluminous Rihand dam that cools a number of coal-fired power plants in the Sonbhadra region of Uttar Pradesh will now be maintained as per the Centre’s new safety guidelines ...
The Rihand Dam was constructed across the Rihand River near Pipri in Sonbhadra district of Mirzapur division in 1962 for hydropower generation; the reservoir impounded behind the dam is called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar.
Rihand Power Station Pipri, District : Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh Installed capacity - 300 MW (6x50MW) Sailent Features
Rihand Dam is situated at Pipari on Renukut-Shaktinagar road in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. It is 8 km from Renukut and approximately 46 km from the point where the Son river joins river Rihand on an area bordering with the southern highlands of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.
Rihand Dam is the biggest multi-purpose dam of Uttar Pradesh. Power House at the right side of the spillway, downstream of the dam, transmits power through 383 km of 66 km transmission line and 829 km of 132 km transmission line.
Jul 18, 2023 · Rihand Dam is the largest multi-purpose project of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The dam was constructed on the river Rihand (Tributary of the Son River) near village Pipri in Sonbhadra district of UP . In 1964, while inaugurating the Rihand Dam in Singrauli, the First Pri...
Sep 10, 2019 · The Uttar Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cleared a floating solar power plant on Rihand Dam with an investment of Rs 750 crore. It will be the first water surface floating solar power plant of Uttar Pradesh and biggest in the country.
The Rihand dam has been built across Rihand River near Pipri in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. The project was completed around the year 1962. It consists of a concrete dam located at about 46 km to the south of the meeting point of the Rihand and the Son rivers. It is 934 meters in length and 91 meters in height.
