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There are 44 rivers in Kerala, and 42 dams and reservoirs. The dams and reservoirs in Kerala include Solaiyar Dam, Kakkayam Dam, Idamalayar Dam, Peringalkuthu Dam and Kakki Reservoir.
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contr ...
s in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India
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is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...
. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China
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and the United States.
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Bihar
Goa
Gujarat
Gujarat has over 200 dams with reservoirs that are large enough to be of particular concern in disaster preparedness planning. These include:Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Nevaj River Rajgarh mohanpura DamManipur
Maharashtra
Mizoram
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Uttarakhand
Barrages
West Bengal
See also
* List of largest reservoirs in India *List of lakes of India
This is a list of notable lakes in India.
Andhra Pradesh
* Kolleru Lake
* Kondakarla Ava
* Kaniairi Lake
* Cumbum
* Pulicat Lake
Assam
* Dora Beel
* Urpad Beel
* Samaguri Beel
* Morikalang Beel
* Haflong ...
* List of rivers of India by discharge
* Kalpasar Project
The Kalpasar Project or the Gulf of Khambhat Development Project envisages building a 30 km dam across the Gulf of Khambat in India for establishing a huge fresh water coastal reservoir for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes. Th ...
* Indian Rivers Inter-link
* Interstate River Water Disputes Act
* Irrigation in India
* National Water Policy
* Water scarcity in India
* Water supply and sanitation in India
India faces challenges ranging from sourcing water for its megacities to its distribution network which is largely intermittent with continuous distribution networks just beginning to emerge. Non-revenue water is a challenge.
The share of I ...
* Water pollution in India
Water pollution is a major environmental issue in India. The largest source of water pollution in India is untreated
sewage. Other sources of pollution include agricultural runoff and unregulated small-scale industry. Most rivers, lakes and surf ...
References
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