The renowned Pong Dam, which is also called dam Beas, is an important earth-fill embankment Indian dam at the local   Beas Stream near upstream of local Talwara area in the condition of state Himachal Pradesh, India. The main objective of this dam is water storage space for watering and wave energy creation.  As an important second stage of the local Beas Venture, development on the renowned dam was started in the year of 1961 and was greatly finished in the year of 1974. At enough required duration of its achievement, the local Pong Dam area was the highest of its kind in the country of India. The local stream designed by the renowned dam, local Maharanapratap Sagar area, became a highly well known bird speciessanctuary.

Background

An important concept for this dam on the local Beas on the Pong area was very first suggested in the year of 1926 and following reviews of the renowned Indus Stream and its some tributaries were requested by the state Punjab Govt in the year of 1927. Great Attention in the local dam dropped after the review considered the venture challenging just because of Overflow Ocean. In the year of 1955, geological as well as hydrological researches were greatly performed on the local Pong area and an embankment style was greatly suggested.In the year of 1959, comprehensive research was performed that suggested an embankment local dam with a severity area.Any kind of style was released and development started in the year of 1961 on the local dam, which was only the second-phase of popular Beas Project, and the renowned Pandoh Dam around 140 km (or total 87 miles) upstream being very first. It was also finished in the year of 1974 and the energy place was later requested during the time of 1978 to the year of 1983. According the reports, around 150,000 individuals were removed by the local dam's huge tank under a badly organized and implemented transfer system.

Design

The renowned dam Pong is around 133 meters (or about 436 feet) high and about 1,951 meter (or about 6,401 feet) lengthy earth-fill kind embankment local dam with a great pebblesspend.  Dam is around 13.72 meter (or 45 feet) extensive at its own crest as well as around 610 meter (2,001 feet) extensive on its platform.The complete number of the local dam is  around 35,500,000 meters ( or 46,432,247 per cu yd) as well as  it its own crest rests on an stage of about 435.86 meter ( or about 1,430 feet ) above  main sea stage. The local dam's spillway is greatly situated on its southeast river bans. It is a great chute-type managed by only six radial gateways.It is about highest possible release potential is around 12,375 m (or total 437,019 cu f).The local  tank designed by the local  dam, renowned Maharanapratap Sagar, area has a complete potential of around 8,570,000,000 meter  ( or about 6,947,812 acres of land ) of which around 7,290,000,000 meters ( or total 5,910,099 acres of land ) is effective ( or greatly live) potential. The local tank has a regular stage of around 426.72 meters (or total 1,400 feet) and great catchments place of around 12,560 kilometers (or total 4,849 square miles). The local tank gets to from the local dam to only 41.8 kilometers (or about 26 miles) upstream in complete and protects total surface place of around 260 kilometers (or total 100 square miles).It is situated at the platform of the local dam and its energy home. It is also provided with normal water via only three penstocks which each fulfill an about 60 MW power Francis cum turbine-generator located within it. The local dam's total stage to the main energy home provides a highest possible of around 95.1 meter (or total 312 feet) in complete gas go.

Maharana Pratap Sagar

The renowned Maharanapratap Sagar area, in the country of India, is also popularly called dame of Pong or local Pong Dam Pond was designed in the year of 1975, by developing the biggest earth fill dam in the country of India.At the local Beas Stream in the amazing wetlandplace of the local Siwalik Mountains of renowned Kangra region of the condition of state Himachal Pradesh, India.it is  Known as in the honor of the patriot great Maharana Pratap ( during the period of 1572 to 1597), the local reservoir or the local stream is also a well-known creatures haven and one of about 25 worldwide wetland or water areas announced in the country of India by popular  Ramsar Meeting. The amazing reservoir protects a place of about 24,529 hectares of land (or total 60,610 acres of land), and the local swamplands section is around 15,662 hectares of land (or total 38,700 acres of land).

The renowned Pong Tank or dam as well as  renowned Gobindsagar dam or Tank are the main  two essential sport fishing tanks in the areas of  Himalayan foothills of great state  Himachal Pradesh in the country of India. These local tanks are also the top resources of amazing seafood within the local Himalayan declares

Hydrology

The renowned Beas Stream, on which local Pong Dam or pond is situated, is among the five significant waterways of the renowned Indus container. The local stream moves from the area of  Beas Kund very close to local  Rohtang pass, at the great higher Himalayas area, and rotates usually in a point of north-south route until local Largi, from that place  it changes considerably at nearly a right position and moves in a westerly route up to the local Pong Dam.

The local stream rotates a complete duration of around 116 kilometers (or total 72 miles) from the resource to the renowned Pong Dam.  The tank empties a catchments place of around 12,561 kilometers (or total 4,850 square miles); out of that, the only long lasting amazing snowfall catchments is around 780 kilometers (or total 301 square miles). Monsoon rainfall between the months of September to the months of July is a significant resource of drinking water into the tank, apart from amazing snowfall and glacier liquefy. The renowned venture place encounters hot summertime, with highest possible heat variety of around 40 °C ( or total 104 °F), along with great hot and moist environment.  Amazing winter seasons are chilly and mostly dry. The local dam functions as a great sponge or cloth for overflow moves, and tank control stops the inundation of around upland places from schedule surging during the monsoon period. The local tank expand is around 42 kilometers long (or total 26 miles) with a highest possible size of around 19 kilometers (or total 11.8 miles), and with some mean level of around 35.7 meters (or total 117 feet). While some outer lining areas heat variety differs between around 22.2–25.1 °Celsius (or total 72–77.2 °F.), some important inbound river water has the great heat variety range of around 6–26 °Celsius (or total 42.8–78.8 °F.).

Attractions

Bird Sanctuary

The renowned dam or pond was announced as an important bird haven in the year of 1983. Only 5-kilometre (or 3.1 miles) buckle from just outside of the local river was announced as a big barrier area for the control of the amazing bird haven. The great nationwide, as well as worldwide, importance of this  haven is an improved because of its amazing waterfowl variety, which was high confirmed by the increase of water fowl varieties from total 39 prior to the tank to about 54 varieties at post-reservoir level. The number of wildlife revealed, particularly during wintertime months season period of Nov to month of March, has greatly continuously improved over the years.

Water Sports

A local renowned water-sports center, which is recognized in the renowned Pong Dam local Reservoir that provides, targeted actions. Some of them are including great kayaking, interesting rowing, amazing boating, and fun boating, apart from all diving.  Some Training programs are also structured in water safety and save actions with important three-tier water-sports. Some of them are including Simple courses, the primary course, an innovative course, and extra ordinary innovative course.  Great Modern features facilities are designed with a about 75-bed hostel as well as total 10-suite rest house.  This place is said to be one and only center of its type in the nation.

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