Maharana Pratap Reservoir

India / Himachal Pradesh / Nagrota /
 reservoir, nature conservation park / area, Ramsar site
Maharana Pratap Sagar (Devanagari: महाराणा प्रताप सागर), also known as Pong Dam Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975 by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, in India.

Named in the honour of the patriot Maharana Pratap (1572 –1597), the reservoir is a well known wildlife sanctuary and one of the 25 wetland sites declared in India by the Ramsar Convention.

A major electricity production project of Punjab & Himachal Pradesh
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharana_Pratap_Sagar
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Coordinates:   31°59'57"N   76°4'33"E

Comments

  • Pani Himachaliyon ka Ghar ujde Himachliyon ke aur bijli pani se aish karte hain Punjab Haryana Rajasthan Delhi the people of himachal should fight for their rights
  • India is about 30 times overpopulated compared to developed countries and its population is growing without control. It cannot make economic progress without destroying environment. Fast reduction of around one billion human lives is required to partially limit the environmental damage. Brutal dictatorship that keeps economic progress to a few could reduce the environmental damage. Like the Ostrich, no one looks at this bad situation. It is time to forget the Tiger, Himalayan Glaciers, Trees, Snow Leopard, Rhino, Green Hills and Valleys, and many other things. These cannot be saved except data, photos, and samples.
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