Dams in Brahmaputra Basin
# | Name | Purpose | River | Nearest City | District | State | Status | Completion Year | Type | Length (m) | Max Height above Foundation (m) |
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1 | Doyang Hep Dam | Hydroelectric,Drinking / Water Supply | Doyang | Wokha | Wokha | Nagaland | Completed | Earthen | 462 | 92 | |
2 | Karbi Langpi Dam | Hydroelectric | Borpani | Hamren | Karbi Anglong | Assam | Completed | Gravity & Masonry | 197 | 35 | |
3 | Khandong Dam | Hydroelectric | Kopili | Jaintia Hills | Jaintia Hills | Meghalaya | Completed | 1987 | - | 243 | 66 |
4 | Kyrdemkulai (Umiam st-III) Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation,Drinking / Water Supply | Umtru | West Khasi Hills | West Khasi Hills | Meghalaya | Completed | 1965 | Gravity & Masonry | 106.7 | 27.5 |
5 | Nongkhyllem Dam | Hydroelectric | Umtru | East Khasi Hills | Ri Bhoi | Meghalaya | - | 133 | 43 | ||
6 | Ranganadi Dam | Hydroelectric | Lower Subansiri | Papum Pare | Arunanchal Pradesh | Completed | Gravity & Masonry | 340 | 68 | ||
7 | Rangit III Dam | Hydroelectric,Drinking / Water Supply | Rangit | West | West | Sikkim | Completed | Gravity & Masonry | 105 | 45 | |
8 | Rangpo Dam | Hydroelectric | Rongpo | East | East | Sikkim | - | ||||
9 | Rongli Dam | Hydroelectric | Rongli | East | East | Sikkim | - | ||||
10 | Subansiri Lower HE (Nhpc) Dam | Hydroelectric | Subansiri | Lower Subansiri | Lower Subansiri | Arunanchal Pradesh | Under Construction | 2014 | Gravity & Masonry | 284 | 130 |
11 | Teesta -V (NHPC) Dam | Hydroelectric | Teesta | North | North | Sikkim | Completed | 2007 | Gravity & Masonry | 176.5 | 86.8 |
12 | Teesta-III Dam | Teesta | North | Sikkim | Under Construction | Rockfill | 298 | 60 | |||
13 | Teesta-III Lower Dam | Hydroelectric | Teesta | Kalimpong | Darjiling | West Bengal | Completed | Gravity & Masonry | |||
14 | Teesta-IV Dam | Teesta | North | Sikkim | Proposed | Gravity & Masonry | 197.2 | 65 | |||
15 | Teesta-IV Lower Dam | Hydroelectric | Teesta | Siliguri | Darjiling | West Bengal | Completed | Gravity & Masonry | 511 | 30 | |
16 | Umiam Dam | Hydroelectric | Umiam | East Khasi Hills | Ri Bhoi | Meghalaya | Completed | 1965 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 175 | 73 |
17 | Umrong Dam | Hydroelectric | Umrong | North Cachar Hills | Dima Hasao | Assam | Completed | 1982 | - | 143 | 30 |
18 | Umtru Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation,Drinking / Water Supply | Umtru | East Khasi Hills | Ri Bhoi | Meghalaya | Completed | 1957 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 24 |