Question

Highest Dam in India is

• A. Telri % Likely Tehri
• B. Hirakud
• C. Kallanai
• D. Nagarjunasagar

Hint:

Key Dams in India: - Highest Dam: Tehri Dam (Uttarakhand), on Bhagirathi River. Height: 260.5 m. - Longest Dam (earthen): Hirakud Dam (Odisha), on Mahanadi River. - Largest Masonry Dam (by storage capacity/length): Nagarjuna Sagar Dam (Telangana/Andhra Pradesh), on Krishna River. - Oldest Dam (still in use): Kallanai Dam (Tamil Nadu), on Kaveri River.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

The highest dam in India is the Tehri Dam.
- Tehri Dam: Located on the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand.
It is an earth and rock-fill dam with a height of 260.
5 meters (855 ft).
It is the tallest dam in India and one of the tallest in the world.
Other dams mentioned: - Hirakud Dam: Built across the Mahanadi River in Odisha.
It is one of the longest earthen dams in the world (main dam length over 4.
8 km, entire dam over 25 km).
Its height is about 61 meters.
- Kallanai Dam (Grand Anicut): An ancient dam built on the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu.
It is one of the oldest water-diversion or water-regulator structures in the world still in use.
Not known for its height in the modern context of "highest dam.
" - Nagarjuna Sagar Dam: Built across the Krishna River in Telangana/Andhra Pradesh.
It is one of the largest masonry dams in the world, with a height of about 124 meters.
Therefore, the Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India.
Option (1) "Telri" is a common misspelling for Tehri.