Bhakra Dam
E101719
Bhakra Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in northern India, renowned for its role in irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control in the region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bhakra Dam canonical | 17 |
| Bhakra Dam area | 1 |
| Bhakra Reservoir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T857334 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhakra Dam Context triple: [Sutlej River, hasDam, Bhakra Dam]
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A.
Indira Sagar Dam
Indira Sagar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete dam on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its significant hydroelectric power generation and irrigation capacity.
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B.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major masonry dam in southern India, renowned as one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and a key source of irrigation and hydroelectric power for the region.
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C.
Sardar Sarovar Dam
Sardar Sarovar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete gravity dam on the Narmada River in western India, known for its major role in irrigation, drinking water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
Omkareshwar Dam
Omkareshwar Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam built on the Narmada River in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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E.
Ranjit Sagar Dam
Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bhakra Dam Target entity description: Bhakra Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in northern India, renowned for its role in irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control in the region.
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A.
Indira Sagar Dam
Indira Sagar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete dam on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India, known for its significant hydroelectric power generation and irrigation capacity.
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B.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major masonry dam in southern India, renowned as one of the world’s largest man-made lakes and a key source of irrigation and hydroelectric power for the region.
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C.
Sardar Sarovar Dam
Sardar Sarovar Dam is a large multipurpose concrete gravity dam on the Narmada River in western India, known for its major role in irrigation, drinking water supply, and hydroelectric power generation.
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D.
Omkareshwar Dam
Omkareshwar Dam is a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam built on the Narmada River in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
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E.
Ranjit Sagar Dam
Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete gravity dam
ⓘ
dam ⓘ |
| associatedProject |
Bhakra Left Bank Canal
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhakra Canal system
Bhakra Right Bank Canal ⓘ
linked to:
Bhakra Canal system
|
| builtOn |
Sutlej River valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Sutlej River
|
| constructionEra | post-independence India ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| createsReservoir | Gobind Sagar Lake ⓘ |
| energyContribution | supplies power to northern grid of India ⓘ |
| floodControlRole | regulates Sutlej River floods ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 226 meters ⓘ |
| heightFromFoundation | about 226 meters ⓘ |
| inauguratedBy | Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ |
| length | about 518 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Himachal Pradesh ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Bilaspur district ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bhakra village
ⓘ
Nangal ⓘ
linked to:
Rupnagar
|
| locatedOnRiver | Sutlej River ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor | Bhakra Canal system ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guru Gobind Singh (via Gobind Sagar) ⓘ |
| nearStateBorder |
Haryana
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the highest gravity dams in India ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| operator | Bhakra Beas Management Board ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bhakra–Nangal Project
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhakra Canal system
|
| powerPlantType | hydroelectric power station ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| purpose |
navigation support (limited)
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Haryana
ⓘ
Punjab ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ northern India ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Gobind Sagar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gobind Sagar Lake
|
| reservoirPurpose |
flood moderation
ⓘ
irrigation storage ⓘ power generation ⓘ |
| significance |
key component of Green Revolution infrastructure in north India
ⓘ
major multipurpose river valley project of India ⓘ |
| state | Himachal Pradesh ⓘ |
| typeOfStructure | straight concrete gravity dam ⓘ |
| waterBeneficiaries |
agricultural lands in Haryana
ⓘ
agricultural lands in Punjab ⓘ agricultural lands in Rajasthan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bhakra Dam Description of subject: Bhakra Dam is a major concrete gravity dam in northern India, renowned for its role in irrigation, hydroelectric power generation, and flood control in the region.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bhakra Dam
linked to: Bhakra Dam