Pancheshwar Dam is a rock-fill dam which is being constructed on the Sarda River (also known as Mahakali in Nepal), which forms the international boundary between India and Nepal.
Pancheshwar Dam is a rock-fill dam which is being constructed on the Sarda River (also known as Mahakali in Nepal), which forms the international boundary between India and Nepal.
With a staggering height of 315 meters, Pancheshwar Dam will be one of the tallest dams in the world. Upon completion, it will become the second largest dam in the world with a power generating capacity of 5600 MW. With a reservoir area of 72 sqkm, the dam is supposed to provide 2,59,000 hectare of irrigation facilities in India and 1,70,000 hectares in Nepal.
Pancheshwar Dam is the part of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP). The project was, in turn, a part of the Mahakali Treaty signed between India and Nepal primary aimed at energy production and augmenting irrigation. While the project was proposed in 1981, not much progress could be achieved in the following years due to several issues between the two countries. In 2014, the Indian government signed a MoU with Nepal government signaling significant progress in the project.
The Pancheshwar dam site is located about 2.5 km down stream of the confluence of Mahakali and Sarju rivers near the famous Pancheshwar Temple in Champawat district of Uttarakhand. The dam site can be visited from 10 am to 5 pm.
Pancheshwar Dam is popular place for following activities/ interests - Dams and Reservoirs.
