| Pong Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pong Dam in India | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Talwara |
| Coordinates | 31°58′17″N 75°56′48″E / 31.97139°N 75.94667°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1961 |
| Opening date | 1974 |
| Owner(s) | Bhakra Beas Management Board |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Impounds | Beas River |
| Height | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Length | 1,951 m (6,401 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 435.86 m (1,430 ft) |
| Width (crest) | 13.72 m (45 ft) |
| Width (base) | 610 m (2,001 ft) |
| Dam volume | 35,500,000 m3 (46,432,247 cu yd)[1] |
| Spillways | 6 x radial gates |
| Spillway type | Overflow gated chute |
| Spillway capacity | 12,375 m3/s (437,019 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Maharana Pratap Sagar |
| Total capacity | 8,570,000,000 m3 (6,947,812 acre⋅ft) (302.69 tmc ft) |
| Active capacity | 7,290,000,000 m3 (5,910,099 acre⋅ft) (257.48 tmc ft) |
| Catchment area | 12,560 km2 (4,849 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 260 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Maximum length | 41.8 km (26 mi) |
| Normal elevation | 426.72 m (1,400 ft) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 1978-1983[2] |
| Hydraulic head | 95.1 m (312 ft)[3] |
| Turbines | 6 x 66 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 396 MW |
The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, just upstream of Talwara. The purpose of the dam is water storage for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.[4] As the second phase of the Beas Project, construction on the dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1974. At the time of its completion, the Pong Dam was the tallest of its type in India.[2] The lake created by the dam, Maharana Pratap Sagar, became a renowned bird sanctuary.[5]
- ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2009" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Hydroelectric Power Plants in India - Himachal Pradesh". IndustCards. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Pong Dam". Central Water Commission. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Central Water Commission Website". Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ Singh, Nirmal Tej (2005). Irrigation and soil salinity in the Indian subcontinent : past and present. Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh Univ. Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-934223-78-5.