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Maharana Pratap Sagar (महाराणा प्रताप सागर), in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh. Named in the honour of Maharana Pratap(1540-1597), the reservoir or the lake is a well-known wildlife sanctuary and one of the 26 international wetland sites declared in India by the Ramsar Convention. The reservoir covers an area of 24,529 hectares (60,610 acres),[5] and the wetlands portion is 15,662 hectares (38,700 acres).
Distance from the main cities
• Distance from Chandigarh - 250 km (155.3 mi)
• Distance from Amritsar - 110 km (68.4 mi)
• Distance from Dharamsala - 55 km (34.2 mi)
• Distance from Kangra - 50 km (31.1 mi)
Apart from the airports at Chandigrah and Amritsar which are far off, the closest airport to the reservoir is Pathankot and Gaggal. Maharana Pratap Lake to Bharmar Distance 12 km.
13 дек 2018
