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Maithon Dam

Maithon Dam

Jharkhand

The wall here runs 4,789 metres across the Barakar, holding back a lake of about 65 square kilometres.

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The wall here runs 4,789 metres across the Barakar, holding back a lake of about 65 square kilometres. It was designed for flood control first and power second, and the power station is underground, the first of its kind in South East Asia; that, more than the water, is what visitors come to see. Dhanbad is 48 km away and Asansol only 24, which shapes the weekend crowd. Ranchi is 194 km off, too far for a casual afternoon, so treat this as a day out from the coalfield towns rather than from the capital.

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Underground power station65 sq km lakeBarakar River damBuilt for flood control

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