Maithon Dam
A dam near Dhanbad, nearly five kilometres of it end to end, and a day out for everyone in Asansol.
- Where
- Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 23.7853, 86.8124
Get the Maithon Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Maithon 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 Maithon Dam
Panchet Dam 14 km
The last of the four Damodar Valley dams, opened at Panchet in 1959.
Garh Panchkot 21 km
A ruined fort at the foot of Panchet hill, whose name means the fort of the five clans.
Joychandi Pahar 30 km
A hill in Purulia, two kilometres out of Raghunathpur.
Susunia Hill 47 km
Rock climbing, and a fourth century inscription.
Usri Falls 57 km
The Usri splitting into three and dropping forty feet, east of Giridih.
Massanjore Dam 62 km
The Canada dam, on the Mayurakshi.
Parasnath Hill 72 km
The highest hill in Jharkhand and the holiest Jain site anywhere, where twenty of the twenty four tirthankaras attained release.
Baidyanath Temple 79 km
One of the twelve jyotirlingas, reached in the month of Shravan by pilgrims walking a hundred kilometres with river water.
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Questions
Where is Maithon Dam?
Maithon Dam is in Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Panchet Dam (14 km), Garh Panchkot (21 km), Joychandi Pahar (30 km).
How do I get the Maithon Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Maithon 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 Maithon 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.