Question
Download Solution PDF"Tehri" Hydro Power Complex has been built on which of the following rivers?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Bhagirathi.
Key Points
- The fourth-highest dam in the world and the highest in India is Tehri Dam.
- It measures about 592 meters long by 260.5 meters high.
- It is a component of the Tehri Dam & Hydro Power Project (the multipurpose river valley project) that is being built on the Bhagirathi River.
- It is to take use of its enormous potential for irrigation and hydroelectricity.
- In Uttarakhand's Tehri district, specifically. An earth and rock fill dam is the Tehri dam.
Important Points
- Four shaft spillways and a chute spillway system with three radial gates make up the spillway system.
- It is built to withstand a drop of 220 meters and a PMF of 15540 cumecs.
- The gross storage capacity of the reservoir is 3540 MCM, while the effective storage capacity is 2615 MCM.
Additional Information
- Bhagirathi is the main river stream that originates in the Garhwal Himalaya (300 55’ N, 7907’ E).
- The river cuts its path through the Himalayas and flows a distance of about 205 Kilometers from Gaumukh and transverses through two districts of Uttarakhand state i.e. Uttarkashi.
- Tehri to reach Devprayg where another headstream, the Alaknanda, joins it to form Holy Ganga.
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