Dam, Engineer and Country
Dams can be considered as temples of modern engineering in India. It solves 3 indispensable problems which can affect economy of any country; it adds into Power production, agriculture and controls floods. At Vadodara I was delighted to see plans, models and benefits of Kalpsar project. The most enthralling thing to notice is History of Dams in India. Every Dam project undoubtedly is hard job, Nehruian Engineers did great and most prestigious project in India in northern India, Bhakra - Nagal Dam. It laid foundation for first green revolution in free India. At 680 feet, this dam was second highest dam in world. The concrete and masonry that goes into it was estimated at 500Milion cubic feet this was more than twice the cubic contents of the seven pyramids of Egypt. This project generated nearly a million kilowatts of electricity while irrigated 7.4 million acres of land during 2nd five year plan. The dam making process involves four basic philosophical steps - know the nature, Invade ...