Nathpa Jhakri Dam

The Nathpa Jhakri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the river in , . The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it supplies a 1,500 megawatts underground power station with water.
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Power station
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The is a 1,091 megawatts run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Sutlej River in of state of India. is situated 4 km southeast of Nathpa Jhakri Dam.

Nathpa Jhakri Dam

Latitude
31.56413° or 31° 33′ 51″ north
Longitude
77.98014° or 77° 58′ 49″ east
Height
57 metres (187 feet)
Open location code
8J3VHX7J+M3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166148049
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q11990941
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Nathpa Jhakri Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: Nathpa Jhakri 水壩
  • Chinese: 納思帕賈克里水電站
  • Chinese: 纳思帕贾克里水电站
  • French: barrage de Nathpa Jhakri
  • French: Barrage de Nathpa Jhakri
  • German: Kraftwerk Nathpa Jhakri
  • Hindi: नाथपा झाकड़ी जलविद्युत परियोजना
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nathpa Jakhri vannkraftstasjon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nathpa Jhakri vannkraftstasjon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nathpa Jhakri vannkraftverk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Nathpa- Jhakri-demningen
  • Oriya: ନାଥପା ଝାକ୍ରି ବନ୍ଧ
  • Swahili: Bwawa la Nathpa Jhakri
  • Urdu: نتھپا جھاکڑی ہائیڈرو الیکٹرک پروجیکٹ
  • Western Panjabi: نتھپا جھاکڑی ہائیڈرو الیکٹرک پروجیکٹ

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