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Khandoli Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Khandoli Dam is a dam located 10 km North-East of Giridih town towards Bengabad in Jharkhand, India. Khandoli is also an important tourist spot at the foot of the Khandoli hill. The reservoir of the Khandoli dam provides water supply to more than one lakh residents of the Giridih city. Recently the urban development department has made plans to desilt the Khandoli lake after decades.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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