The Barrage
The Sone Barrage at Indrapuri is 1,407 metres (4,616 ft) long and is the fourth longest barrage in the world. It was constructed by HCC, the company which constructed the 2,253 m long Farakka Barrage, the longest in the world.Construction of the barrage was taken up in the 1960s and it was commissioned in 1968.
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