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Maharana Pratap Sagar-Pong Dam

April 15, 2008 by Arun Pal Singh · Leave a Comment 

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Maharana Pratap Sagar (also known as Pong Dam Reservoir) is a reservoir named in the honour of the patriot Maharana Pratap .

It is located in the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, in India.

The sagar was made a reservoir in the 1970s by the construction of a dam in a wetland zone in the Siwalik Hills at an altitude of 350 to 500 m where it is hot in the summers and mild in the winters.

Surrounding the reservoir are rugged ridges and mountain streams cutting through valleys. Read more

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