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Bhakra dam
Sutlej River | Nangal, Rupnagar 140001, India Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Initially, the construction of the Bakhra dam was started by Sir Louis Dane, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. But the project got delayed and was restarted soon after Independence. In October 1963 at the ceremony to mark the dedication of the Bhakra-Nangal Project to the Nation, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, "This dam has been built with the unrelenting toil of man for the benefit of mankind and therefore is worthy of worship. May you call it a Temple or a Gurdwara or a Mosque, it inspires our admiration and reverence". On 22 October 2013, Bhakra Dam on the 50 year anniversary of the Nation and Bhakra Beas Management Board to mark the occasion, the Government of India has approved the release of a Commemorative stamp.
