<P> Initially, the construction of the dam was started by Sir Louis Dane, the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab . But the project got delayed and was restarted soon after independence under the chief architect Rai Bahadur Kunwar Sen Gupta . It was financed entirely by the union government . The Control Board for the project included representatives from union government, and of the governments of Punjab, Patiala and East Punjab States Union, Rajasthan, Bilaspur and Himachal Pradesh . The organisation evolved for the purpose of design and construction was divided into three parts . The Designs Directorate provided the designs and drawings . The Construction and Plant Design Directorate was to look after its execution and installing of the plant, while the Directorate of Inspection and Control ensured that the specifications are accorded to safety requirements were met . </P> <P> In October 1963, at the ceremony to mark the dedication of the Bhakra--Nangal project to the nation, Prime Minister 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, the Government of India approved the release of a commemorative stamp to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bhakra Dam . As how successful India was at that time that it was the only dam in Asia which could produce 1500 MW power and now in China The Gorges Dam takes Control over all the dams and generate around 22,500 MW power i.e more than 15 nuclear power stations . </P> <P> Also these are multipurpose projects . </P> <P> The dam, at 741 ft (226 m), is one of the highest gravity dams in the world (compared to USA's largest Oroville Dam at 770 ft). The 166 km2 Gobindsagar Reservoir, named after Guru Gobind Singh, is created by this dam which is the third largest reservoir in India the first being Indira Sagar Dam and second Nagarjunasagar Dam . The river Satluj used to flow through a narrow gorge between two hills, Naina Devi ki dhar and Ramgarh ki dhar, and the site was chosen to dam the river . The large map http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/nh-43-03.jpg shows the location of the original Bhakra village that was submerged in the lake formed behind the dam . </P>

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