Developmental history of bhakra nangal dam project. Bhakra nangal dam situated at the border of punjab and himachal pradesh is the highest straight gravity dam in the world, built across the sutlej river, the bhakra dam is asias second tallest at. Bhakra, the new temple of resurgent india, is the symbol of indias progress. Preliminary works for the dam started in 1946 while the construction commenced in 1948. There are two dams within the gap of 12 kms one is bhakra and other is nangal bhakra and nagal dams are two separate dams if one dam collapse the other one can hold the water till it gets working again.
We are providing correct, sufficient and quality information in one pool. Bhakra nangal dam celebrations are on for completing 50. Bhakra project history projects bhakra beas management board. Bhakra dam is built on river sutlej and is the second highest concrete straight gravity dam in the world. Three gorges dam it is a hydroelectric dam that spans the yangtze located in, china. Daminduced displacement and resettlement pose a major challenge.
Bhakranangal dam, the lifeline of northern india, turns 50 on tuesday but the idea behind the project was mooted as early as in 1910 by the british. It serves as a balancing reservoir for taking up daily fluctuations from the bhakra dam. The water level in the bhakra dam on thursday reached 1644. Bhakra nangal hydroelectric power project india is located at km upstream from nangal township, himachal pradesh, india. During that time, no one ever guessed about such a powerful mechanism and contribution of bhakra nangal dam towards developing this nation. Real integrated operation of reservoirs water resources. The worlds largest hydroelectric dam, it generates 11 times as much power as the hoover dam, which is the 2nd. Bhakra nangal dam bhakra nangal dam india, bhakra dam. This is a description of the new industrial township at nangal, which is. Located at a distance of about 116 kms from chandigarh, bhakra nangal dam is one of the worlds highest straight gravity dam, constructed across the river satlej. Estimate for re construction of existing flooring in repairmaintenance section in transport yard. Best tool for youtube get more viewers and subscribers. The dam is 741 ft high and has four spillway gates. Standards bis for river valley projects and in the ids manual of irrigation.
Bhakra, the new temple of resurgent india is the symbol of indias progress. In 1954, sindh finally accepted bhakra as a key sutlej project. How to get permission to visit the bhakra nangal dam quora. If the recent coalgate showed how private companies gained by simply making and selling power at high prices, heres how indias first. Tenders bhakra beas management board chandigadh india. The dam, located at a gorge near the upstream bhakra village in bilaspur district of. Contact us bhakra beas management board chandigadh india. Nangal, hirakund, rihand, chambal, tungabhadra, koyna, tehri etc. The depleting water level in the bhakra nangal dam is going to further problems of many north indian states who depend heavily on it for irrigation and drinking water. Cwc and bhakrabeas management board, nangal and a publication on real. It is 60 km from rupnagar in the state of punjab in northwest india. Bhakra dam is one of the biggest dams in the world whose construction took more than a decade before it was completed. This 29 metre high, 305 metre long and 121 metre wide is an auxiliary dam which serves as a balancing reservoir for taking up daily fluctuations from the bhakra dam. Water resources development projects, especially major ones entail huge.
Jawaharlal nehru poured the first bucket of concrete into the foundations of bhakra on 18 november 1955. Pandit jawaharlal nehru, during the dedication of the bhakra dam to the nation. Agreement on construction of bhakra nangal project between punjab and. Bhakra nangal dam, is situated at a height of 226 m above sea level, stuns the visitor with its sheer height. Bhakra dam water level reaches 50year high, alert sounded click to view bhakra nangal dam celebrations are on for completing 50 years of construction click to view bhakra nangal project of india with interesting facts, by puja mondal click to view.
The proposal for a dam on the satluj was again revived by mr. The nangal dam has been constructed at nangal about km downstream of the bhakra dam. However, anandpur sahib channel and nangal hydel channel are being utilized for the purposes of irrigation and power generation. Bhakra nangal project is something tremendous, something stupendous, something which shakes you up when you see it. Bhakra dam a different view siddharth narrain unravelling bhakra. The resettled peasants recalled significantly greater number of memories of the lost home in comparison to the normal peasants. This infrastructure is of type hydro power plant with a design capacity of 25 mwe. Generally, the water storage capacity of these kind of dams will be so huge that in case of any breach, there will be a total washout of downstream villages and towns in the nearby vicinity th.
Residential areas include modern avenue, shivalik avenue, naya nangal township, bbmb township and. This book is an indepth study of possibly the most wellknown multipurpose river valley project in india, the bhakranangal project. Cwc and bhakrabeas management board, nangal and a publication on real time. Reliable irrigation provided by bhakra and nangal dam projects of. Jawaharlal nehru inspecting the construction of bhakra dam on 7 november 1953. The project had some primary objectives such as the construction of two dams at bhakra and nangal.
A set of stages and policies had to be considered before it took off. Nangal, a new indian industrial township urban and rural planning thought a quarterly journal vol. Development of irrigation from the bhakranangal project. If the bhakra nangal dam were to collapse, what places. The water level at bhakra dam has reached an all time high, prompting the bhakra beas management board bbmb today to issue a warning to the punjab government that it. The length of the dam measured from the road above it is 518. B the pattern of water consumption in the region is about 95% in agriculture and remaining 5% in industries. Some 8 million acre feet of water is impounded in the.
We took the hyundai verna and hyundai creta for a roadtrip to the bhakranangal dam, situated 370 km from delhi. Nangal dam, hydel canal and two power houses, bhakra canals, remod. Bhakra nangal dam largest dam in india papa construction. On the basis of this note, the first detailed and comprehensive project report for a high dam at bhakra was prepared in 1919. Bhakra nangal project is something tremendous, something stupendous, and. After flowing in the plains for 636 km, it is joined by jhelum at trimmu and a further. Bhakra dam bhakra nangal project is something tremendous, something stupendous, something which shakes you up when you see it. Bhakra nangal dam is the most important dam in india. Bhakra nangal hydroelectric power project india geo. It is the worlds largest power station in terms of installed capacity 22,500 mw. The bhakra nangal dam is one of the most striking features of punjab located on river satluj, it is the most poignant architectural marvels of india that took 15 years to complete after its construction which began in 1948. The bhakra nangal project is one of the multipurpose projects being constructed in india for irrigation and power.
Corps of engineers, flood hydrograph package heci, users manual. Comments 0 posted the data is as is for informational purposes only submitted by the volunteers and visitors, the site does not make any express or implied warranties of any kind regarding the data, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. The dam which took over eight years to complete has been built entirely with acc cement, over 1600 thousand tonnes has been used. History 3 4 construction 7 5 reservoir 9 6 bhakra dam spillway a case study 10 7. Manual 1989 on flood forecasting manual, central water. Bhakra dam is km upstream from nangal city and nangal dam, on the other hand, is km downstream. Jawaharlal nehru inaugurated this model for construction. Find information about bhakra nangal dam including location, type, operated by, lat long, capacity, purpose, height, length, and type of spillway gates etc. The project consists of the construction of a two dams at bhakra and nangal, b the bhakra canal system commanding a gross area of about 27. Nangal dam as a bid by punjab to regain its lost position as the granary. Major feature of the project is bhakra dam, a 680 ft high gravity concrete structure. Bhakranangal projects comprise the bhakra dam, the nangal dam, the nangal. Bhakra dam project was first mooted by british india. The construction work of bhakra nangal dam began in 1948 and got completed in 1963.
D3 the last two decades have seen an increasing number of questions being raised on the utility of big dams in india. During the construction of the dam the river was diverted through two 0. During preparation of reservoir operation manual for tehri reservoir a simulation. A a substantial part of the population of the south asian countries do not have access to the safe drinking water. Gwyther, the then chief engineer, in a note dated 20 february 1915. School of town and country planning, new delhi, india, pp. Nangal dam as a bid by punjab to regain its lost position as the granary of india would be to belittle all that the bhakranangal project holds in store not only far punjab but for the whole of north western india. The water released from bhakra goes roughly 6 miles down the liver where it is diverted into the nangal canal system by the nangal diversion dam.
Assessing the temple of resurgent india by shripad dharmadhikary, manthan adhyayan kendra, badwani, mp, 2005. The dedication and labor that was available made the project to be a success. Nangal is a town and municipal council in rupnagar district in punjab, india. It sits at the foot of the shiwalik hills where it was established after plans for a dam required the movement of previously established villages. With the coming up of bhakra dam and surplus power available from the hydel project, govt. Bhakra dam is a concrete gravity dam on the sutlej river in bilaspur, himachal pradesh in northern india. The bhakra nangal project is a joint venture of the governments of rajasthan, haryana and punjab. General design features of bhakra dam are described including geology of the dam site, layouts, galleries, outlets and spillway, and foundations. The 90 km long dam is spread over an area of 168 sq km and is a combination of bhakra dam and nangal dam. These generators are located on the sides of both the dams. Bhakra nangal kind of dams are of national importance. Large dams initially conceived of as temples of modern india in the nehruvian era came under increasing criticism in the later years due to social and environmental reasons. The bhakranangal dam built on satluj river is situated on the border of himachal pradesh and punjab. Bhakra dam water level reaches 50year high, alert sounded click to view bhakra nangal dam celebrations are on for completing 50 years of construction click to view bhakra nangal project of india with interesting facts, by puja mondal click to view 2 h.
The hydroelectric station positioned here not just generates power for chandigarh, but also for delhi and other cities. Bhakra dam bilaspur bhakra dam images, best time to visit. Bhakra nangal dam emergency water releasing youtube. Bhakranangal where great construction works bring to the service of man the. With the waters of sutlej already allocated for the bhakranangal project, the 1981 agreement on ravibeas waters stipulates that the surplus flows of rivers ravi and beas 21,195 mcm shall be. If the bhakra nangal dam were to collapse, what places would be affected and to what extent. Bhakra nangal project of india with interesting facts. This dam is of pier type construction with a pair of sliding steel gates between each pair of piers. Nangal and bhakra dam houses are generators of hydroelectric power. Bhakra dam project one of the highest straight gravity dams in the world.
The dam forms the gobind sagar reservoir the dam, located at a gorge near the now submerged upstream bhakra village in bilaspur district of himachal pradesh of height 226 m. The bikaner canal and the eastern canal main branch take off from. The first unit was commissioned in 1960 and the last in 1968. Water level at bhakra dam reaches record high, warning issued. Bhakra dam rupnagar 2020 what to know before you go.