The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam constructed on the river Beas in the wetland of Shivalik hills in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. The Pong Dam was constructed in 1974 on the Beas River for water storage, flood control, and electricity generation. As the reservoir filled, it created a massive lake covering over 45,000 hectares, now called Pong Lake or Maharana Pratap Sagar. Pong Dam: Maharana Pratap Lake Maharana Pratap Sagar, also known as Pong Dam Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975 building the highest earth fill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Shivalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, in India. The Maharana Pratap Sagar has been declared “Ramsar site-wetland of International Importance” by the Ramsar Bureau, Switzerland. Nestled in the sylvan surroundings of the Kangra valley, the ... Gaggal airport is the nearest airport from Pong-Dam, located at a distance of only 75.9km from Pong-Dam. This airport is connected to Delhi through frequent flights.
