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Download Solution PDFTehri dam is_________.
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UKPSC JE Civil 8 May 2022 Official Paper-II
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Option 1 : an earth and rock fill dam
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- Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and the fourth highest dam in the world.
- It is around 260.5 meters high and 592 meters long. It is part of the Tehri Dam & Hydro Power Project (the multi-purpose river valley project) taken up for construction on River Bhagirathi to tap its vast potential for irrigation and hydro-electric purpose.
- Tehri Dam is an earth and rock fill dam.
- Its spillway system consists of a chute spillway and four shaft spillways.
- It is located in the Tehri district of Uttarakhand.
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