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Kishau Dam

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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Kishau Dam Hydroelectricity Power Project is an under-construction gravity dam on the Tons River (tributary of yamuna) which will straddle the border between the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The project site is about 39 km (24 mi) north of Dakpathar and upstream of the Ichari Dam. The primary purpose of the dam is 660 MW power generation and downstream water supply for the irrigation of 97,076 hectares (239, 880 acres) of crops.

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

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