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Tehri (hydro)
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Overview
The Tehri Dam is on the Bhagirathi in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. At about 260 m, it is the tallest dam in India.
It is part of a hydropower complex with a pumped storage plant, run by THDC India, and supplies drinking water to Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh.
Its construction submerged old Tehri town and raised concerns over earthquakes in the Himalaya and displacement of thousands of people.
Geography and key facts
- River: Bhagirathi, Uttarakhand
- Tallest dam in India (about 260 m)
- Hydropower with pumped storage (THDC)
- Submerged old Tehri town
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims (2008) asked which river it is on – the Bhagirathi. Anti-Tehri protests were led by Sunderlal Bahuguna.
Note for UPSC
Uttarakhand.
Power plants are asked as plant–state pairs and by type of energy.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q49On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?…
- UPSC Prelims 2002 · Q115In the year 2001, Germany approved a $32 million credit to India…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Tehri (hydro).
Key facts
- Type
- Power plant
- State / UT
- Uttarakhand
- Kind
- hydro
- Coordinates
- 30.378°N, 78.481°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 2 questions · 2008, 2002
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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