{"id":120150,"date":"2026-08-20T13:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=120150"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T08:15:56","slug":"dimna-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dimna-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimna Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dimna Lake Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dimna Lake, Jamshedpur\u2019s iconic reservoir and lifeline, was among 25 lakes across the country after which spectator galleries were named during the 80th Independence Day celebrations at Delhi\u2019s Red Fort.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dimna Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>artificial lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in the <\/span><b>steel city of Jamshedpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in <\/span><b>Jharkhand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the<\/span><b> foothills of the Dalma mountain range.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Construction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Constructed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">under the Dimna Nala Water Supply Scheme <\/span><b>by Tata Steel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the reservoir was built with a storage capacity of around 7,500 million gallons to <\/span><b>meet the future water needs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a rapidly ex<\/span><b>panding industrial city.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work on the project began in 1940 and was <\/span><b>completed in 1944<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with water from the lake supplied to Jamshedpur for the first time on April 17, 1944.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake was created by <\/span><b>damming the Subarnarekha River <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is spread over approximately 27 sq.km.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This lake is<\/span><b> near the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dalma-wildlife-sanctuary\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is home to several species of deer and other animals like the sloth bear and the Indian wolf.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lake has facilities for <\/span><b>water sports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like jet skiing, rowing, and water scooting. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ranchi\/dimna-lakes-red-fort-recognition-puts-jamshedpurs-water-legacy-in-national-spotlight\/amp_articleshow\/133349654.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dimna Lake is an artificial lake located in the steel city of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. 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