The Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India and one of the tallest in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam
on the Bhagirathi River
near Tehri
in Uttarakhand
, India
. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd.
and the Tehri hydroelectric
complex. Phase 1 was completed in 2006, the Tehri Dam withholds a reservoir for irrigation
, municipal water supply
and the generation of 1,000 megawatts (1,300,000 hp) of hydroelectricity. The dam's 1,000 MW pumped-storage
scheme is currently under construction.
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