Narayanpur Dam

The Narayanpur Dam stands on the Krishna River in Gulbarga District of Karnataka.

Narayanpur Dam, KarnatakaLocated in Gulbarga District of Karnataka, the Narayanpur Dam stands on River Krishna. The construction of Narayanpur Dam was done in the form of earthen dam, which included 9,00,000 cubic meters of embankment, non-overflow masonry dam, 5 blocks of additional spillway and 25 blocks of main spillway. Moreover, 2,50,000 cubic meters of pre-chilled concrete were poured to make a flawless construction. The casting of the deck slab for the bridge at a rate of one span per week was the incredible achievement while building this dam.

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