Ranjit Sagar Dam
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Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ranjit Sagar Dam canonical | 6 |
| Ranjit Sagar Reservoir | 2 |
| Ranjit Sagar Dam hydroelectric project | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T686080 — 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: Ranjit Sagar Dam Context triple: [Ravi River, hasDam, Ranjit Sagar Dam]
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A.
Guddu Barrage
Guddu Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for distributing water to agricultural lands in Sindh and Balochistan.
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B.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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C.
Kotri Barrage
Kotri Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for regulating water distribution to the lower Indus basin.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Ranjit Sagar Dam Target entity description: Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
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A.
Guddu Barrage
Guddu Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for distributing water to agricultural lands in Sindh and Balochistan.
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B.
Hathni Kund Barrage
Hathni Kund Barrage is a major diversion and flood-control structure on the Yamuna River in the Indian state of Haryana, crucial for regulating water supply to northern India.
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C.
Kotri Barrage
Kotri Barrage is a major irrigation and flood-control structure on the Indus River in Pakistan, crucial for regulating water distribution to the lower Indus basin.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity dam
ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ multipurpose dam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Thein Dam ⓘ |
| benefitsState |
Himachal Pradesh
ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ Punjab ⓘ
linked to:
Punjab, Pakistan
Rajasthan ⓘ |
| category |
Dams in Punjab, India
ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in Punjab, India ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1981 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| crosses | Ravi River ⓘ |
| damType | concrete gravity ⓘ |
| designedFor |
flood moderation
ⓘ
irrigation supply ⓘ power generation ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | gated spillway ⓘ |
| installedCapacity | 600 MW ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern India ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
Punjab
ⓘ
linked to:
Punjab, Pakistan
|
| locatedNear |
Pathankot
ⓘ
Thein village ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ravi River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ranjit Singh
ⓘ
linked to:
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
|
| numberOfTurbines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| operator | Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Punjab ⓘ |
| partOf | Ravi River development projects ⓘ |
| projectType | interstate river valley project ⓘ |
| provides |
irrigation water to Punjab
ⓘ
irrigation water to Rajasthan ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| region | Doab between Ravi and Beas ⓘ |
| reservoirName |
Ranjit Sagar Reservoir
ⓘ
linked to:
Ranjit Sagar Dam
|
| riverBasin | Indus River basin ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| turbineCapacity | 150 MW ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ranjit Sagar Dam Description of subject: Ranjit Sagar Dam is a major multipurpose hydroelectric and irrigation dam located on the Ravi River in northern India.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ranjit Sagar Dam
linked to: Ranjit Sagar Dam
linked to: Ranjit Sagar Dam
subject linked to:
Ravi River in India and Pakistan