Which is the tallest dam in India?

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Bhakra Nangal Dam

Tungabhadra Dam

Nizam Sagar Dam

Tehri Dam

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Tehri Dam is the tallest dam in India.
It is now placed No. 10 on the list of the tallest dams. It is India's largest hydroelectric power project, with a planned installed capacity of 2400 MW. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River in the Uttarakhand district of Tehri Garhwal. It serves as the main dam for THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydropower complex. Phase 1 was finished in 2006. The Tehri Dam contains a reservoir for agriculture, urban water supply, and hydroelectric power generating 1,000 megawatts (1,300,000 hp). The dam's 1,000 MW variable-speed pumped-storage project is now under development and is scheduled to be completed in 2025.

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