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Indira Sagar Dam has the biggest reservoir
in India
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Largest Reservoir in India
Indira Sagar Dam on the river Narmada has the largest
reservoir in India with a full submergence of 913 sq. km. The dam is
proposed to be 92 m high and 653 m long with a slightly curved alignment
of 880 m radius across river Narmada near village Narmada Nagar of
Development Block Punasa of the Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh.
Indira Sagar Dam will have a gross storage of 12.22 Bm3 and a live
storage of 9.75 Bm3. Indira Sagar dam will have an installed capacity of
1000 MW and annual irrigation of 2.65 Lakh Ha. on a CCA of 1.23 Lakh Ha.
The total drainage area at the proposed dam site of Indira Sagar Project
is 61642 sq. km.
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