The dam's foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 7 March 1954, and construction of the main dam was done by leading contractor Dwarka Das Agrawal & Associates and was completed in 1960. Additional dam structures were completed downstream in the 1970s.
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
| Ranapratap Sagar Dam |
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| Upstream view of Rana Pratap Sagar Dam |
| Location of Ranapratap Sagar Dam in Rajasthan Show map of Rajasthan Show map of India Show all |
| Official name | Ranapratap Sagar Dam |
| Location | Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh District, Rajasthan |
| Nagarjuna Sagar Dam |
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| Location of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in India |
| Location | Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district, Telangana |
| Coordinates | 16°34′32″N 79°18′42″ECoordinates: 16°34′32″N 79°18′42″E |
| Purpose | Hydroelectric & Irrigation |
The city of Nagpur which is famous for orange has many lakes in and around the city. It has a total of 11 lakes.
[v] Indira Sagar in MP is the largest with 9.745 BCM live storage capacity, Srisailam has 8.288 BCM and Nagarjun Sagar 6.841 BCM. [vi] The Gandhi Sagar dam has total of 19 gates, including 10 spillway gates of size 60 feet by 28 feet and 9 sluice gates of size 10 feet by 25 feet.
Which is the origin place of Chambal River?
Chambal River has a total of 4 dams and all are in Rajasthan like Gandhi Sagar Dam, Jawahar Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, and Kota Barrage.
According to one such ancient Indian text, the river is considered to be cursed because it is believed to have originated from the blood of thousands of cows sacrificed by the Aryan King Rantideva. The river is also named Charmanyavati which means originating from the blood of thousands of cows.
According to folklore the infamous game of dice between the Kauravas and Pandavas was also played out on the banks of the River Chambal. An enraged Draupadi, on finding she had been wagered and lost over a roll of dice, cursed the river for being mute witness to her humiliation.
The Chambal is the chief tributary of the Yamuna River and rises in the Vindhya Range just south of Mhow, western Madhya Pradesh state. From its source it flows north into southeastern Rajasthan state.
Option C: Chambal is a perennial river which flows in a northerly direction at first and then gradually in a north-easterly direction through Rajasthan for about 249 kilometres. It forms the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. It ranks second in India right after Indus river in terms of the length.
Badland topography is a major feature of the Chambal valley is characterized by an undulating floodplain, gullies and ravines. Ravines are a type of fluvial erosional feature and are formed as a result of constant vertical erosion by streams and rivers flowing over semi-arid and arid regions.
Q. Which River is Known as 'Ganga' of Madhya Pradesh? Notes: Betwa river is known as Ganga of Madhya Pradesh.It originates from Vindhyan range of Hoshangabad district of M.P and flows along the malwa to Orchha later meets Yamuna near Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
The river has a large breeding population of mugger crocodiles and gharials, as part of the State's conservation project.
Notes: Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of the Chambal project. The Gandhi Sagar dam is one of the four dams built on the Chambal river. Other three dams are Rana Pratap Sagar dam, Jawahar Sagar dam and Kota Barrage.
