Maharana Pratap Sagar
| Maharana Pratap Sagar Pong Dam Lake |
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| Location | Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 32°01′N 76°05′E / 32.017°N 76.083°ECoordinates: 32°01′N 76°05′E / 32.017°N 76.083°E |
| Type | reservoir (low altitude) |
| Catchment area | 12,561 km2 (4,850 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 42 kilometres (26 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 240 km2 (93 sq mi), and 450 km2 (174 sq mi) during floods |
| Max. depth | 97.84 m (321.0 ft) |
| Water volume | 8,570 million cubic metres (8.57 km3; 6.95×106 acre·ft) |
| Surface elevation | 436 m (1,430.4 ft) |
| Islands | Several |
| Settlements | Pong & Bharmar Shivothan |
| References | |
| Official name | Pong Dam Lake |
| Designated | 19 August 2002 |
Maharana Pratap Sagar (Devanagari: महाराणा प्रताप सागर), in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh. Named in the honour of Maharana Pratap (1572–1597), the reservoir or the lake is a well-known wildlife sanctuary and one of the 26 international wetland sites declared in India by the Ramsar Convention. The reservoir covers an area of 24,529 hectares (60,610 acres), and the wetlands portion is 15,662 hectares (38,700 acres).
The Pong Reservoir and Gobindsagar Reservoir are the two most important fishing reservoirs in the Himalayan foothills of Himachal Pradesh. These reservoirs are the leading sources of fish within the Himalayan states.
The closest railway stations to the project are Mukerian, at 30 km (18.6 mi), and Pathankot, at 32 km (19.9 mi). Nagrota Surian and Jawali, located on the periphery of the reservoir, are connected by a narrow gauge railway line, on the Kangra railway line, which connects Pathankot to Jogindernagar.
The reservoir is connected by a good network of roads to major cities in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
Distance from the main cities
Apart from the airports at Chandigrah and Amritsar which are far off, the closest airport to the reservoir is Pathankot and Gaggal. Maharana Pratap Lake to Bharmar Distance 12 km.
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