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    Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is the largest man-made lake in India. Rihand dam is a concrete gravity dam with a length of 934.45 m. The maximum height of the dam is 91.46 m. It was constructed during 1954–62. The dam consists of 61 independent blocks and ground joints.

  2. Feb 24, 2021 · Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Dam is the largest artificial reservoir (man made lake) in India and part of the Chambal project. It is the second largest artificial reservoir in India and the largest in terms of volume.

  3. Nov 9, 2023 · In the Uttar Pradesh district of Sonbhadra, Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar is located. It is India’s biggest manmade lake. The reservoir created by the Rihand Dam surrounds the lake. The second largest man-made lake in India is Dhebar Lake, also known as Jaisamand Lake.

  4. Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. Alongside Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel, Pant was a key figure in the movement for India's Independence and later a pivotal figure in the Indian Government.

  5. Rihand, also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is among the several dams incorporated in the new scheme that seeks to strengthen dam safety initiatives through physical rehabilitation of...

  6. Apr 15, 2020 · Also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, the Rihand Dam was inaugurated in 1962 by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was accompanied by G D Birla and JRD Tata. It was Nehru who suggested that G D Birla develop this region into one of the most important industrial hubs in North India.

  7. Sep 2, 2013 · 4.2.9.13 Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar / Rihand reservoir (Uttar Pradesh) The reservoir situated in the Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh was constructed across river Rihand, a tributary to Sone, which in turn joins Ganga in Uttar Pradesh.

  8. Rihand Dam also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is the second largest dam of India by volume next only to Indirasagar Dam of Madhya Pradesh.

  9. 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.

  10. Rihand dam also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is the largest dam of India by volume. The reservoir of Rihand Dam is called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar and is India's largest artificial lake.Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District