Bhakra Dam is built on which river?

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Bhakra Dam is built on the river Sutlej.
This joint multipurpose project of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan state.
It is the largest project in India. 
The total capacity of the Bakhra Nangal project is 14.7 lakh hectares.
Rajasthan's share of 2.3 lakh hectares, has increased irrigation facility in Sriganganagar district and electricity availability in Bikaner, Sriganganagar, Churu, and Jhunjhunu districts of the state.
Use of Bhakra dam
The primary use of the dam is irrigation, rainwater harvesting. Provides irrigation water to Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh.
The water of Bhakra Dam is used to provide electricity to the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Himachal Pradesh.
The dam is the second largest water reservoir in India after the Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh in terms of water storage.
The Bhakra-Nangal dam is one of the river valley development schemes launched after India's independence.
The project was signed by the Revenue Minister of Punjab, Sir Chhotu Ram with the Raja of Bilaspur in November 1944 and finalized on 8 January 1945.
The construction of the multipurpose dam was initially started in 1884 by the then Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, Sir Louis Dane.
However, it was delayed and it was restarted under the leadership of prominent architect Rai Bahadur Kunwar Sen Gupta.
The dam was completed in 1963 and was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.