Himachal Pradesh
Kinnaur district
Nichar

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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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karcham Wangtoo Hydroelectric Plant.

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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