Nangal Dam

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Dam
gptkbp:benefits Flood control
Recreation
Water supply
gptkbp:built 1948-1954
gptkbp:capacity 22 MW
gptkbp:commissioned 1963
gptkbp:community_impact Displacement of local population
gptkbp:completed 1954
gptkbp:construction_cost ₹ 1.5 billion
gptkbp:cultivation 1.5 million acres
gptkbp:cultural_significance Local festivals held
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Bhakra_Beas_Management_Board
gptkbp:drainageBasin 3,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:electrification Yes
110 MW
gptkbp:emergencyServices Yes
gptkbp:environmental_impact Altered river ecosystem
Affected by climate change.
gptkbp:fishSpecies Yes
gptkbp:height 50 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nangal Dam
gptkbp:length 1,450 meters
gptkbp:lighting Yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Punjab,_India
gptkbp:maintenance Regular maintenance required
gptkbp:nearby_attractions Yes
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Nangal_Town
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Beas_Dam
gptkb:Bhakra_Dam
gptkbp:opened 1955
gptkbp:operational_status 110 MW
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Bhakra_Beas_Management_Board
gptkbp:primaryMission Hydroelectric power generation
Irrigation
gptkbp:produces 5
gptkbp:productionYears 400 GWh
gptkbp:region Punjab_and_Haryana
gptkbp:research Environmental impact assessments
gptkbp:reservoir gptkb:Gobind_Sagar_Lake
gptkbp:river gptkb:Sutlej_River
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Regular inspections
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_Bhakra-Nangal_project
gptkbp:spillwayType Gated spillway
gptkbp:storage 1,600 million cubic meters
gptkbp:surrounding_area Yes
gptkbp:type Concrete gravity dam
gptkbp:waterQuality gptkb:Sutlej_River
Good
gptkbp:wildlife Yes