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Tehri Dam is a 260.5 m (855 ft) high rock and earth-fill embankment dam. Its length is 575 m (1,886 ft), crest width 20 m (66 ft), and base width 1,128 m (3,701 ft). The dam creates a reservoir of 3.54 cubic kilometres (2,870,000 acre⋅ft) with a surface area of 52 km 2 (20 sq mi).
Narmada Bachao Andolan – NBA is an Indian social movement led by native tribes, farmers, environmentalists and human rights activists against the construction of a number of large dams under the Narmada Dam Project across river Narmada.
The Tehri Dam Andolan was a significant movement that emerged in the late 1980s in the Tehri district of Uttarakhand, India. The movement aimed to protest against the construction of the Tehri Dam, a massive hydroelectric project located on the Bhagirathi River. Background of the Tehri Dam Project.
The Tehri Dam is situated in the Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand, India. This multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam is the tallest dam in the country. The dam was built in 2006 for providing water to generate electricity, irrigation as well as municipal water supply.
टिहरी बाँध टेहरी विकास परियोजना का एक प्राथमिक बाँध है जो उत्तराखण्ड राज्य के टिहरी जिले में स्थित है। इसे स्वामी रामतीर्थ सागर बांध भी कहते हैं |यह बाँध हिमालय की दो महत्वपूर्ण नदियों पर बना है जिनमें से एक गंगा नदी की प्रमुख सहयोगी नदी भागीरथी तथा दूसरी भीलांगना नदी है, जिनके संगम पर इसे बनाया गया है।. इसके पूरे दुनिया मे रिकार्ड.
The highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world, Tehri Dam offers a sight that is both astounding and magnificent. It serves as the world's biggest hydro electrical project drawing water from two great rivers of the Himalayas- Bhagirathi and Bhilangana.
The two disadvantages of constructing the Tehri Dam are loss of biodiversity in the catchment area and large-scale displacement of residents. When water from great heights made to fall on the blades of turbines it produces more electricity.
Feb 8, 2022 · Tehri Dam is the fourth tallest dam in the world and is managed by the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC). The corporation was specially formed in 1988 to manage the dam. The Tehri Dam Andolan took place to save the environment from the harmful effects.
The Tehri dam protests were influenced by India's Chipko Andolan movement (See Indians embrace trees (Chipko) to stop logging activity, 1971-1974)(1). The protests also influenced other dam protests in the Himalayas, especially in the Sikkim region (1).
A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. “Dam” refers to the reservoir rather than the structure. Uses of Dams. Dams are built, To impound rivers and rainwater that can be used later to irrigate agricultural fields. For electricity generation.
