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List of Important Dams and Rivers in India List of Important Dams and Rivers in India State Dams River Andhra Pradesh Nagarjunasagar Dam Krishna Somasila Dam Penna Nizamsagar Dam Manjira Srisailam Krishna Kalyani Dam Swarnamukhi Veligallu Dam Papagni Ramagundam Godavari Singur dam Manjira Arunachal Pradesh Dibang Dibang Ranganadi Ranganadi Bihar Nagi Dam Nagi River Chhattisgarh Dudhawa dam Mahanadi Minimata Bango (Hasdeo) Hasdeo Gangreal Dam (R.S. Sagar) Mahanadi Kutaghat Kharang Gujarat Sardar Sarovar Dam Narmada Ukai Dam Tapi Dantiwada West Banas Kandana Mahi Kamleshwar Hiran Dharoi Sabarmathi Dholidhaja Bhogavo Karjan dam Karjan Himachal Pradesh Chamera Dam Ravi Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam Beas Pandoh Dam Beas Bhakra Nangal Dam Sutlej NathpaJakhri Dam Sutlej Koldam Sutlej Kishau Tons Pong Dam Beas Salal Dam Chenab Uri Dam Jhelum Baglihar Dam Chenab Cholal Dam Cholal Choe Chutak Hydroelectric Plant Suru Nimoo Bazgo Hydroelectric Plant Indus Konar Dam Konar Maithon Barakar Panchet Damodar Chandil Subarnarekha Lakhya Lakya Almatti Krishna Bhadra Bhadra Hemavathi Hemavathi Hidkal Ghataprabha Malaprabha Malaprabha Linganamakki Sharavathi Supa Kalinadi (Kali) River Tunga Bhadra Thunga Bhadra Kadra Kalinadi Krishnaraja Sagar Kaveri Basava Sagar Dam (Narayanpur) Krishna Kodasalli Dam Kali Malampuzha Malampuzha Idukki Arch Dam Periyar Kulamavu Kaliyar Cheruthoni Periyar river Idamalayar Edamalayar/ Periyar Kakki Kakki Mullaiperiyar Periyar Neyyar Dam Neyyar Parambikulam Parambikulam Banasura Sagar Kabini Walayar Walayar Dumkar Hydroelectric Dam Indus Bargi Narmada Bansagar Son Indira Sagar Dam Narmada Gandhi Sagar Dam Chambal Madikheda Dam Sindh River Omkareshwar Narmada Tawa Tawa Rajghat Betwa Koyna Koyna Bhatsa Bhatsa & Chorna River Isapur Dam Penganga Jayakwadi (Paithan) Godavari Totladoh Pench Warna Warna Ujjani (Bhima) Bhima Yeldari Purna Mulshi Mula Panshet Ambi Girna Girna and Godavari River Radhanagiri Bhogawati Khadakwasla Mutha Indravati Indravati Mandira Sankh Hirakud Mahanadi Muran Muran Rengali Brahmni Kapur Kapur Upper Kolab Kolab Podagada Podagada Balimela Reservoir Sileru Siswan Dam Siswan Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Bakhra Nangal Dam Bakhra Nangal Damsal Dam Damsal Jawahar Sagar Chambal Bisalpur Banas Jawai Jawai/ Luni Mahai Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Chambal Tamil Nadu Mettur Dam Cauveri BhavaniSagar Bhavani Aliyar Aliyar Amaravathi Amaravathi Sholaiyar Sholaiyar Vaigai Vaigai Chittar Chittar Pechiparai Kodayar Perunchani Paralayar Telangana Ramagundam Godavari Manair Manair NizamSagar Manjira Singur Manjira Somasila Pennar SriramSagar Godavari Srisailam Krishna Uttar Pradesh Dhanraul Ghaghar Parichha Betwa Rihand Rihand Rajghat Betwa GovindBallabh Pant Sagar Dam Rihand Matatila Betwa Uttarakhand Tehri Bhagirathi Dhauliganga Dhauliganga Lakhwar Yamuna Jamrani Gola Koteshwar Bhagirathi Ramganga Ramganga West Bengal Kangasabati Kangasabati, Kumari Panchet Dam Damodar Durgapur Barrage Damodar Farakka barrage Ganges .
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