Ranjit Sagar Dam

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Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ranjit Sagar Reservoir 2

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf gravity dam
hydroelectric dam
multipurpose dam
alsoKnownAs Thein Dam
benefitsState Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED
Punjab, Pakistan
surface form: Punjab

Rajasthan
category Dams in Punjab, India
Hydroelectric power stations in Punjab, India
constructionBegan 1981
country India
crosses Ravi River NERFINISHED
damType concrete gravity
designedFor flood moderation
irrigation supply
power generation
hasSpillway gated spillway
installedCapacity 600 MW
locatedInRegion northern India
locatedInState Punjab, Pakistan
surface form: Punjab
locatedNear Pathankot
Thein village
locatedOnRiver Ravi River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Maharaja Ranjit Singh
surface form: Ranjit Singh
numberOfTurbines 4
openingDate 2001
operator Punjab State Power Corporation Limited
owner Government of Punjab
partOf Ravi River development projects
projectType interstate river valley project
provides irrigation water to Punjab
irrigation water to Rajasthan
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
region Doab between Ravi and Beas
reservoirName Ranjit Sagar Dam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ranjit Sagar Reservoir
riverBasin Indus River basin NERFINISHED
status operational
turbineCapacity 150 MW

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thein Dam alsoKnownAs Ranjit Sagar Dam
Ravi River hasDam Ranjit Sagar Dam
Ranjit Sagar Dam reservoirName Ranjit Sagar Dam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ranjit Sagar Reservoir
Thein Dam reservoirName Ranjit Sagar Dam
this entity surface form: Ranjit Sagar Reservoir