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When is your seminar in Nangal Township?
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Bhakra Dam is a concrete gravity dam of the Satluj River in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam, located in a gorge near the village of Bhakra upstream (now submerged) in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh of height 226 m. The length of the dam (measured from the road above it) is 518.25 m and the width is 9.1 m. Its reservoir known as "Gobind Sagar" stores up to 9.340 million cubic meters of water. The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra dam extends over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of water quantity, it is the third largest reservoir in India, the first in Madhya Pradesh with a capacity of 12.22 million cubic meters and the second dam of Nagarjunasagar.
Described as "New Temple of Resurgent India" by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, the dam attracts tourists from all over India. The Bhakra Dam is 15 km from the town of Nangal and 20 km from the town of Naina Devi. The Nangal Dam is another dam downstream of the Bhakra Dam. However, sometimes both dams are called Bhakra-Nangal dam although they are two separate dams.
Bhakra-Nangal's multipurpose dams were among the first development plans in India's post-independence river valleys, although the project had been conceived long before India became a free nation. The agreement for this project had been signed by the then Minister of Finance of Punjab, Sir Chhotu Ram on January 8, 1945 with the Raja of Bilaspur. Preliminary works began in 1946. Construction of the dam began in 1948, Jawaharlal Nehru poured the first concrete bucket on the foundations of Bhakra on November 18, 1955 and the dam was completed in late 1963.
Initially, the construction of the dam was initiated by Sir Louis Dane, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. But the project was delayed and was restarted shortly after independence under the chief architect Rai Bahadur Kunwar Sen Gupta. In October 1963, at the ceremony to commemorate the dedication of the Bhakra-Nangal project to the nation, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said: "This prey has been built with the incessant work of man for the benefit of mankind and therefore It is worthy of worship.You can call it a temple or a Gurdwara or a mosque, it inspires our admiration and reverence. " On 22 October 2013, the Government of India approved the publication of a commemorative stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bhakra Dam.
Described as "New Temple of Resurgent India" by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, the dam attracts tourists from all over India. The Bhakra Dam is 15 km from the town of Nangal and 20 km from the town of Naina Devi. The Nangal Dam is another dam downstream of the Bhakra Dam. However, sometimes both dams are called Bhakra-Nangal dam although they are two separate dams.
Bhakra-Nangal's multipurpose dams were among the first development plans in India's post-independence river valleys, although the project had been conceived long before India became a free nation. The agreement for this project had been signed by the then Minister of Finance of Punjab, Sir Chhotu Ram on January 8, 1945 with the Raja of Bilaspur. Preliminary works began in 1946. Construction of the dam began in 1948, Jawaharlal Nehru poured the first concrete bucket on the foundations of Bhakra on November 18, 1955 and the dam was completed in late 1963.
Initially, the construction of the dam was initiated by Sir Louis Dane, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. But the project was delayed and was restarted shortly after independence under the chief architect Rai Bahadur Kunwar Sen Gupta. In October 1963, at the ceremony to commemorate the dedication of the Bhakra-Nangal project to the nation, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said: "This prey has been built with the incessant work of man for the benefit of mankind and therefore It is worthy of worship.You can call it a temple or a Gurdwara or a mosque, it inspires our admiration and reverence. " On 22 October 2013, the Government of India approved the publication of a commemorative stamp commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bhakra Dam.
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