Dams in Meghalaya
# | Name | Purpose | River | Nearest City | District | Basin | Status | Completion Year | Type | Length (m) | Max Height above Foundation (m) |
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1 | Khandong Dam | Hydroelectric | Kopili | Jaintia Hills | Jaintia Hills | Brahmaputra | Completed | 1987 | - | 243 | 66 |
2 | Kyrdemkulai (Umiam st-III) Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation,Drinking / Water Supply | Umtru | West Khasi Hills | West Khasi Hills | Brahmaputra | Completed | 1965 | Gravity & Masonry | 106.7 | 27.5 |
3 | Mawphlang Dam | East Khasi Hills | East Khasi Hills | Barak and others | Completed | - | |||||
4 | Myntdu-Leshka Dam | Hydroelectric | Myntdu | Shillong | Jaintia Hills | Barak and others | Completed | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 320 | 63 | |
5 | Nongkhyllem Dam | Hydroelectric | Umtru | East Khasi Hills | Ri Bhoi | Brahmaputra | - | 133 | 43 | ||
6 | Umiam Dam | Hydroelectric | Umiam | East Khasi Hills | Ri Bhoi | Brahmaputra | Completed | 1965 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 175 | 73 |
7 | Umtru Dam | Hydroelectric,Irrigation,Drinking / Water Supply | Umtru | East Khasi Hills | Ri Bhoi | Brahmaputra | Completed | 1957 | Earthen / Gravity & Masonry | 24 |