GK Question: Important Dams in India for competitive Exam
Andhra Pradesh
Kalyani Dam: Swarnamukhi River (Tirupati (Chittoor Dist))
Kandaleru Dam: Kandaleru River (Rapur Mandal (Nellore Dist))
Srisailam Dam: Krishna River (Kurnool)
Somasila Dam: Penna River (Somasila (Nellore dist))
Veligallu Dam: Papagni River (Galiveedu (kadappa Dist))
Arunachal Pradesh
Dibang Dam (UnderConstruction): Dibang River (Lower Dibang Valley Dist)
Ranganadi Dam: Ranganadi River: Yazali
Subansiri Dam: Subansiri River (Lower Subansiri dist)
Bihar
Chandan Dam: Chandan River (Banka Dist)
Durgawati Dam: Durgawati River (Bhabhua (Kaimur Dist))
Nagi Dam: Nagi
River (Jamui Dist)
Chhattisgarh
Gangrel Dam: Mahanadi River (Dhamtari Dist)
Kutaghat Dam: Kharang River (Bilaspur Dist)
Minimata (Hasdeo) Bango Dam: Hasdeo River (Korba Dist)
Dudhawa Dam: Mahanadi River (Dhamtari Dist)
Gujarat
Dantiwada Dam: Banas River (Banaskantha Dist)
Kandana Dam: Mahi River (Panchmahal Dist)
Kamleshwar Dam: Hiran River (Gir National Park (Junagadh Dist))
Sardar Sarovar Dam: Narmada River (Narmadha Valley)
Ukai Dam: Tapti
River (Surat Dist)
Punjab
Bakhra Nangal Dam: Sutlej River (Rupnagar)
Damsal Dam: Damsal River (Hoshiarpur)
Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam: Ravi River (Gurdaspur)
Siswan Dam: Siswan Khad (Ropar)
Himachal Pradesh
Bhakra Nangal Dam: Sutlej River (Bilaspur)
Chamera Dam: Ravi River (Dalhousie)
Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam: Beas River (Kangra)
Pandoh Dam: Beas River (Mandi)
Jammu & Kashmir
Baglihar Dam: Chenab River (Doda)
Cholal Dam: Cholal Choe River (Hoshirapur)
Shahpur Kandi Dam: Ravi River (Pathankot)
Shalal Dam: Chenab River (Reasi)
Uri Dam: Jhelum
River (Baramula)
Jharkhand
Konar Dam: Konar River (Hazaribagh)
Maithon Dam: Barakar River (Asansol)
Panchet Dam: Damodar River (Dhanbad)
Tenughat Dam: Damodar River (Bokaro)
Karnataka
Almatti Dam: Krishna River (Basavana Bagevadi)
Bhadra Dam: Bhadra River (Lakkavalli (Chikkamangaluru Dist))
Hemavathi
Dam: Hemavathi River (Hassan)
Hidkal Dam: Ghataprabha River (Hukeri)
Lakhya Dam: Lakhya River(Mudigere)
Linganamakki Dam: Sharavathi River (Sagar)
Malaprabha Dam: Malaprabha River (Parasgad)
Supa Dam: Kalinadi(kali)
River (Supa)
Tunga Bhadra Dam: Thunga Bhadra River (koppal)
Kerala
Cheruthoni Dam: Cheruthoni River (Todupulai)
Idamalayar Dam: Edamalayar/Periyar
River (Ennakal)
Idukki Arch Dam: Periyar River (Kuravan and Kurathi (Idukki Dist)
Kulamavu Dam: Kaliyar River (Idukki)
Kakki Dam: Kakki River (Pathanamthitta)
Malampuzha Dam: Malampuzha River (Palakkad)
Mullaiperiyar Dam: Periyar River(Idukki)
Parambikulam Dam: Parambikulam River(Palakkad)
Neyyar Dam: Neyyar River (Thiruvananthapuram)
Madhya Pradesh
Bansagar Dam: Sone
River (Shahdol)
Bargi Dam: Narmada River (Jabalpur)
Gandhi Sagar Dam: Chambal River(Mandsaur)
Indira Sagar Dam: Narmada River (Mundi (Khandwa Dist))
Madikheda Dam: Sindh River (Shivpuri)
Omkareshwar Dam: Narmada River (Mandhata (Khandwa Dist)
Tawa Dam: Tawa
River (Hoshangabad)
Maharastra
Bhatsa Dam: Bhatsa & Chorna River (Shahpur)
Isapur Dam: Penganga River (Hingoli)
Jayakwadi(Paithan) Dam: Godavari River (Jayakwadi (Aurangabad)
Koyna Dam: Koyna River (Koyna Nagar (Satara Dist))
Totladoh Dam: Pench River (Nagpur)
Ujjani (Bhima) Dam: Bhima River (Solapur)
Warna Dam: Warna River (Sangli Dist)
Odisha
Hirakud Dam (Longest Dam in India): Mahanadi River (Sambalpur)
Indravati Dam: Indravati River (Nabarangpur)
Kapur Dam: Kapur River (Bariguda)
Mandira Dam: Sankha River (Sundergarh)
Muran Dam: Muran River (Kalahandi)
Podagada Dam: Podagada River (Nabarangpur)
Rengali Dam: Brahmni River (Talcher)
Upper Kolab Dam: Kolab River (Koraput)
Rajasthan
Bisalpur Dam: Banas River (Tonk)
Jawahar Sagar Dam: Chambal River (Kota)
Jawai Dam: Jawai River (Pali)
Mahai Bajaj Sagar Dam: Mahi River (Banswara)
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam: Chambal River (Rawatbhata)
Tamil Nadu
Aliyar Dam: Aliyar River (Pollachi (Coimbatore Dist))
Amaravathi Dam: Amaravathi
River (Udumalpet (Tirupur Dist)
Bhavani Sagar Dam: Bhavani River (Erode Dist)
Mettur Dam: Cauveri River (Mettur (Salem Dist))
Sholaiyar Dam: Sholaiyar River (Valparai (Coimbatore Dist))
Vaigai Dam: Vaigai River (Periyakulam (Theni Dist))
Telangana
Manair Dam: Manair River (Karimnagar)
Nizam sagar Dam: Manjira River (Kamareddy)
Ramagundam Dam: Godavari River (Pedapalli)
Singur Dam: Manjira River (Singareddy)
Somasila: Pennar
River (Somasila)
Srisailam Dam: Krishna River (Kurnool)
Sriram Sagar Dam: Godavari River (Nirmal town)
Uttar Pradesh
Dhanraul Dam: Ghaghar River (Roberts ganj)
Matatila Dam: Betwa River (Lalitpur)
Parichha Dam: Betwa River (Jhansi)
Rajghat Dam: Betwa River (Lalitpur)
Rihand Dam: Rihand River (Pipri (Sonbhadra Dist))
Ganges Barrage: Ganges Rive (Kanpur)
West Bengal
Durgapur Barrage: Damodar River (Durgapur)
Farakka Barrage: Ganges River (Murshidabad)
Kangasabati Dam: Kangasabati, Kumari (Bankura)
Panchet Dam: Damodar River (Panchet)