Pong Dam

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Pong Dam is a large embankment dam in Himachal Pradesh, India, primarily built for irrigation, flood control, and hydroelectric power generation on the Beas River.

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Pong Dam canonical 2
Pong Dam Lake 2
Pong Dam Reservoir 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
embankment dam
alsoKnownAs Maharana Pratap Sagar
Pong Dam
surface form: Pong Dam Reservoir
basinCountry India
beneficiaryState Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
Rajasthan
catchmentArea Beas River catchment in Himalayas
constructionBegan 1961
constructionMaterial earth and rock-fill
country India
creates Pong Reservoir
damHeight about 133 m
damLength about 1951 m
damType earth-fill embankment dam
designedFor multi-purpose river valley project
district Kangra district
impact submergence of several villages
installedCapacity about 396 MW
locatedIn Himachal Pradesh
Kangra district
locatedOnRiver Beas River
namedAfter Maharana Pratap Sagar
surface form: Maharana Pratap (for the reservoir)
nearbyTown Talwara
numberOfTurbines 6
openingYear 1974
operator Bhakra Beas Management Board
owner Government of India
partOf Beas River development projects
plantType hydroelectric power station
primaryUse irrigation for Rajasthan and Punjab
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
RamsarSiteStatus Maharana Pratap Sagar designated as a Ramsar wetland site
region northern India
reservoirElevation about 435 m
reservoirName Maharana Pratap Sagar
reservoirSurfaceArea about 260 square kilometres
reservoirTotalCapacity about 8570 million cubic metres
riverBasin Beas River
surface form: Beas River basin
secondaryUse flood moderation on Beas River
spillwayType gated overflow spillway
state Himachal Pradesh
turbineCapacity 66 MW
turbineType Francis-type turbine
wildlifeSanctuaryStatus Maharana Pratap Sagar declared a wildlife sanctuary

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Beas River hasDam Pong Dam
Pong Dam alsoKnownAs Pong Dam
this entity surface form: Pong Dam Reservoir
Kangra district contains Pong Dam
this entity surface form: Pong Dam Lake
Maharana Pratap Sagar alsoKnownAs Pong Dam
this entity surface form: Pong Dam Lake