Tehri Dam
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Large hydroelectric dam on the Bhagirathi near New Tehri, completed in the early 2000s, with a reservoir popular with visitors.
Tehri Dam harnesses the Bhagirathi for power and irrigation. Work began in the 1970s amid environmental and resettlement challenges and finished in the early 2000s. The dam also helps control floods downstream, and its reservoir draws tourists.
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