Panchet Dam
The last of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened at Panchet in 1959.
- Where
- Purulia, Jharkhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.6781, 86.7469
Get the Panchet Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Panchet Dam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Jharkhand volume with your photos and a note.
Near Panchet Dam
Garh Panchkot 8.9 km
A ruined fort at the foot of Panchet hill, whose name means the fort of the five clans.
Maithon Dam 14 km
A dam near Dhanbad, nearly five kilometres of it end to end, and a day out for everyone in Asansol.
Joychandi Pahar 16 km
A hill in Purulia, two kilometres out of Raghunathpur.
Susunia Hill 40 km
Rock climbing, and a fourth century inscription.
Usri Falls 60 km
The Usri splitting into three and dropping forty feet, east of Giridih.
Parasnath Hill 70 km
The highest hill in Jharkhand and the holiest Jain site anywhere, where twenty of the twenty four tirthankaras attained release.
Massanjore Dam 74 km
The Canada dam, on the Mayurakshi.
Ajodhya Hills 78 km
An extension of the Eastern Ghats in Purulia, with a hydel reservoir at the top and climbers on the rock.
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Questions
Where is Panchet Dam?
Panchet Dam is in Purulia, Jharkhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Garh Panchkot (8.9 km), Maithon Dam (14 km), Joychandi Pahar (16 km).
How do I get the Panchet Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Panchet Dam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Jharkhand volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Panchet Dam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Jharkhand volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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