Bhakra Dam (Punjab) Construction Old Video of 1955

Bhakra Dam Situated near the border of North Indian states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, Bhakra Dam is the highest straight gravity Dam in the world. This four decade old dam lies in the Bhakra village of Bilaspur, which is about 13 km upstream from Nangal township. The idea of construction of Dam goes to the Sir Louis Dane, the then Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. The total area covered by the Bhakra Dam is about 168 sq km, of which 90% is the part of Bilaspur and 10% of the area belongs to the Una district. The construction of the Dam began in the year 1948 and was completed in 1963. This concrete arch Dam has been constructed with the blood of 150 martyrs and sweat and toil of around 13, 000 workers and 300 engineers.