What is the name of the reservoir of the Bhakra-Nangal Dam?

What is the name of the reservoir of the Bhakra-Nangal Dam? Correct Answer Gobind Sagar

The correct answer is Gobind Sagar.

Key Points

  • Gobind Sagar is the name of the reservoir of the Bhakra-Nangal Dam.
  • Gobind Sagar Lake is a reservoir situated in the Una and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
    • It is formed by the Bhakra Dam.
    • The reservoir is on the river Sutlej and is named in honor of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru.
    • One of the world's highest gravity dams, the Bhakra dam rises nearly 225.5 m above its lowest foundations.
    • Under the supervision of the American dam-builder, Harvey Slocum, work began in 1955 and was completed in 1962.
    • To maintain the water level, the flow of the river Beas was channelized to Gobind Sagar by the Beas-Sutlej link which was accomplished in 1976.

Additional Information

  • The reservoir lies in the Bilaspur District and Una District.
    • Bilaspur is about 91 km away from the Bhakra Dam.
    • Its name was given by the Former Chairman of PSEB SardarJi Harbans Singh Somal, in honor of 10th Guru Gobind Singh Ji.
    • In October and November, when the water level of the reservoir is high, a series of regattas are organized by the Tourism and Civil Aviation department.
    • Gobind Sagar was declared a waterfowl refuge in 1962.
  • On the Indian Narmada River, the Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) is located in the village of Kevadia in Gujarat.
    • It is one of the country's largest and most contentious multipurpose river valley infrastructure development projects.
    • Auxiliary works including a 1,450MW power complex are also part of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP).
    • In 2010-2011, SSP was expected to have cost INR400 billion, up from an initial estimate of INR64 billion in 1988.
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