Maithon Dam
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Maithon Dam is a major multipurpose dam in Jharkhand, India, known for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and supporting irrigation in the Damodar Valley region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maithon Dam canonical | 1 |
| Maithon Dam (nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10149043 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maithon Dam Context triple: [Damodar River, hasDam, Maithon Dam]
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A.
Ralco Dam
Ralco Dam is a major hydroelectric power plant in Chile, known for its large reservoir and controversial impact on the local environment and indigenous communities.
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B.
Naghlu Dam
Naghlu Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Afghanistan, located east of Kabul and serving as a key source of power and water management for the region.
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C.
Khadakwasla Dam
Khadakwasla Dam is a major masonry dam near Pune, India, that creates the Khadakwasla Lake reservoir and serves as a key source of water for the city and surrounding region.
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D.
Rawal Dam
Rawal Dam is a water reservoir structure near Islamabad, Pakistan, built to store and supply water from Rawal Lake for the surrounding region.
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E.
Mattupetty Dam
Mattupetty Dam is a scenic concrete storage dam and popular lakeside tourist spot near Munnar in Kerala, India, known for its tranquil reservoir, boating, and surrounding hill views.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maithon Dam Target entity description: Maithon Dam is a major multipurpose dam in Jharkhand, India, known for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and supporting irrigation in the Damodar Valley region.
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A.
Ralco Dam
Ralco Dam is a major hydroelectric power plant in Chile, known for its large reservoir and controversial impact on the local environment and indigenous communities.
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B.
Naghlu Dam
Naghlu Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam in Afghanistan, located east of Kabul and serving as a key source of power and water management for the region.
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C.
Khadakwasla Dam
Khadakwasla Dam is a major masonry dam near Pune, India, that creates the Khadakwasla Lake reservoir and serves as a key source of water for the city and surrounding region.
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D.
Rawal Dam
Rawal Dam is a water reservoir structure near Islamabad, Pakistan, built to store and supply water from Rawal Lake for the surrounding region.
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E.
Mattupetty Dam
Mattupetty Dam is a scenic concrete storage dam and popular lakeside tourist spot near Munnar in Kerala, India, known for its tranquil reservoir, boating, and surrounding hill views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
multipurpose dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| classification | major dam in India ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1951 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| designedBy | Damodar Valley Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFromDhanbad | about 48 km GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasCatchmentArea | Barakar River catchment ⓘ |
| hasPowerPlant | Maithon Hydel Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| height | about 50 m ⓘ |
| length | about 6.5 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Dhanbad district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearBorder | Jharkhand–West Bengal border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Barakar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Damodar Valley Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | Damodar Valley Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Dhanbad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maithon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
flood control in Damodar Valley
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ supporting irrigation ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| operator | Damodar Valley Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Damodar Valley project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlantCapacity | about 60 MW ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| previousState | Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | flood moderation in Damodar Valley ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| region | eastern India ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 1.2 billion cubic metres ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Maithon Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Damodar River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Damodar Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayFunction | flood discharge ⓘ |
| state | Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
fisheries
ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation in downstream areas ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| supportsGrid | eastern regional power grid GENERATED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Maithon Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maithon Dam Description of subject: Maithon Dam is a major multipurpose dam in Jharkhand, India, known for flood control, hydroelectric power generation, and supporting irrigation in the Damodar Valley region.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maithon Dam (nearby)