India ranks fourth in terms of number of dams. India has more than 4800 completed large dams and many more are being built.
Some important dams in India are:
- Bhakra-Nangal dam — on river Satluj.
- Damodar Valley Project — on river Damodar in West Bengal
- Farakka Barrage — on river Ganga in West Bengal,
- Sardar Sarovar dam — on Narmada,
- Hirakuddam — onMahanadi.
- Nagarjuna Sagar and Idukki dams — on Krishna
- Idukki dam — on Periyar in Kerala.
