{"id":51272,"date":"2026-04-06T16:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=51272"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:09:46","slug":"dams-and-rivers-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/dams-and-rivers-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Dams and Rivers in India for SSC, Railways and Other Exams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/dams-and-rivers-in-india\/#Major_Dams_and_Rivers_in_India\" >Major Dams and Rivers in India<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/dams-and-rivers-in-india\/#Why_Students_Lose_Marks\" >Why Students Lose Marks?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/dams-and-rivers-in-india\/#Memory_Tricks_to_Remember_Dams\" >Memory Tricks to Remember Dams<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/dams-and-rivers-in-india\/#Practice_Tip\" >Practice Tip<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>In SSC CGL, CHSL, and RRB exams, 1\u20132 questions every year are asked about dams and rivers. These are generally easy to score if you remember the dam-river-state combinations correctly. This guide provides a complete list of major dams in India, memory tricks, and practice tips to help you ace this section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-major-dams-and-rivers-in-india\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Major_Dams_and_Rivers_in_India\"><\/span>Major Dams and Rivers in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dams and rivers are a frequent topic in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/ssc-exams\/?ref=contmk-blogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSC<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/railway-exams\/?ref=contmk-blogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Railways<\/a>&nbsp;and other competitive exams, with 1\u20132 questions appearing each year. These questions are usually straightforward if you remember the dam-river-state combinations and key facts about each dam. The table below lists major dams in India along with their rivers, states, and key facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Dam<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>River<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>State<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Facts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nagarjunasagar Dam<\/td><td>Krishna<\/td><td>Telangana &amp; Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>Masonry Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Srisailam Dam<\/td><td>Krishna<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>Multipurpose Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pochampad \/ Sriram Sagar Dam<\/td><td>Godavari<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>Multipurpose Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hirakud Dam<\/td><td>Mahanadi<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>Earthen &amp; Masonry Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bhakra Nangal Dam<\/td><td>Sutlej<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>Gravity Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tehri Dam<\/td><td>Bhagirathi<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>Rock-fill &amp; Earth Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sardar Sarovar Dam<\/td><td>Narmada<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>Concrete Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Indira Sagar Dam<\/td><td>Narmada<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>Gravity Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tungabhadra Dam<\/td><td>Tungabhadra<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>Masonry Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Koyna Dam<\/td><td>Koyna<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>Gravity Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mettur Dam<\/td><td>Cauvery<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>Masonry Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Farakka Barrage<\/td><td>Ganga<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>Barrage<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Idukki Dam<\/td><td>Periyar<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>Arch Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rihand Dam<\/td><td>Rihand (Son tributary)<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>Concrete Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Matatila Dam<\/td><td>Betwa<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>Gravity Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gandhi Sagar Dam<\/td><td>Chambal<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>Gravity Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rana Pratap Sagar Dam<\/td><td>Chambal<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>Gravity Dam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jawahar Sagar Dam<\/td><td>Chambal<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>Gravity Dam<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/last-6-months-current-affairs-quiz\/?ref=conttm-ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Attempt Last 6 months Current Affairs quiz<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer\" id=\"h-why-students-lose-marks\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Students_Lose_Marks\"><\/span>Why Students Lose Marks?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many aspirants confuse which dam is built on which river. For example, both Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam dams are on the Krishna River, which often leads to mistakes. The trick is to remember the dam, river, and state together as a set of three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/ssc-cgl-tier-1-pyps\/?ref=contmk-blogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download sSC CGL Previous Year Question Papers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Memory_Tricks_to_Remember_Dams\"><\/span>Memory Tricks to Remember Dams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Krishna River<\/strong>: Both Nagarjunasagar and Srisailam sit on the Krishna &#8211; think of them as two brothers on the same river.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chambal River<\/strong>: Three dams\u2014Gandhi Sagar \u2192 Rana Pratap Sagar \u2192 Jawahar Sagar\u2014remember upstream to downstream order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Narmada River<\/strong>: Two major dams\u2014Indira Sagar (MP) and Sardar Sarovar (Gujarat)\u2014follow the river flow.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tallest &amp; Longest Dams<\/strong>: Tehri is the tallest, Bhakra Nangal is the highest gravity dam, Hirakud is the longest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/important-dams-remember-1024x540.webp\" alt=\"Important Dams Remembering Techniques\" class=\"wp-image-241447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/important-dams-remember-1024x540.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/important-dams-remember-768x405.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/important-dams-remember-1536x811.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/important-dams-remember-2048x1081.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Tip\"><\/span>Practice Tip<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Make flashcards with Dam \u2013 River \u2013 State sets. Revise them daily before attempting mock quizzes. Focus on upstream to downstream order for rivers with multiple dams\u2014it helps avoid common mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/ssc-exams\/?ref=contmk-blog-sciq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">take SSC CGL Mock Test Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In SSC CGL, CHSL, and RRB exams, 1\u20132 questions every year are asked about dams and rivers. 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