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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Nandaprayag
| native_name = {{lang-gbm|नंदपर्याग}}
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| settlement_type = town
| image_skyline = NandprayagConfluence.JPG
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| image_caption = The Nandakini River (foreground) meets the [[Alaknanda River]] (background) in Nandaprayag
| pushpin_map = India Uttarakhand
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uttarakhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|30.33|79.33|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Uttarakhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Chamoli district|Chamoli]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 914
| population_total = 1433
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]] , [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 246449<ref name="pincode">{{cite web|url=https://pin-code.net/in-loc/nandprayag-pin-code/160992/|title=Nandprayag Pin code|publisher=pin-code.net|accessdate=31 July 2021}}</ref>
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'''Nandaprayag''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Chamoli district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Uttarakhand]]. Nandaprayag is one of the [[Alaknanda River#Panch Prayag|Panch Prayag]] (five confluences) of [[Alaknanda River]] and lies at the confluence of the [[Alaknanda River]] and Nandakini River.<ref>''Uttaranchal''. Rupa & Co. 2006. {{ISBN|81-291-0861-5}}. ''Page 12''</ref> Nandaprayag was once the capital of the Yadu kingdom.

==Geography==
Nandaprayag is located at {{coord|30.33|N|79.33|E}}. It has an average elevation of 1,358 metres (4,455 feet). The 538 km long [[NH 58]], connecting NCR with the holy shrine Badrinath and the Mana pass near Indo-Tibet border, pass through this quaint town. The town is nestled in the mountainous terrain overlooking the confluence or holy "Prayag".

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Nandaprayag had a population of 1433. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Nandaprayag has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 61%. In Nandaprayag, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Hydro Electric Project==
Uttarakhand Jalvidyut UJVN, a government of Uttarakhand enterprise, is working on the Bowala Nand Prayag Hydro Electric Power Project. The project with a proposed installation of 300 MW (4 x 75 MW) is envisaged to generate an annual energy generation of 1102 MU in a 90% dependable year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uttarakhandjalvidyut.com/Bowala_Nanda.php?|title=Welcome to Uttarakhand Jalvidyut Nigam|access-date=23 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804080327/http://www.uttarakhandjalvidyut.com/Bowala_Nanda.php|archive-date=4 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Salient Features'''

* Location - Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
* River – Alaknanda
* Capacity - 300 MW
* Barrage - 5 Nos. of gates of size 11.0 x 8.0 m
* Head Race Tunnel - 10.05 Km, 9.3 m dia Horse Shoe
* Surge shaft - 27 m dia underground restricted orifice of 80.0 m height
* Penstock - 4 Nos., 3.0 m dia, each
* Surface Power House - size 120m long x 22.2 m wide x 44 m high
* Generator 4 units of 75 MW each
* Francis Turbine - 4 Nos. of Vertical
* Rated head - 138.9 m
* Project land – 62.0 Ha
* Annual Generation - 1343.1 MU
* Project Cost - 2226.56 crores on Feb, 2015 PL
* Year of Commissioning/Completion Schedule - Dec 2022

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:NandaprayagConfluence2.JPG|Another view of the confluence of the Nandakini River (foreground) and the [[Alaknanda River]] (background) at [[Nandprayag]]
File:Bangali, a village in Uttaranchal near Nandprayag.jpg|''Bangali'' village near [[Nandprayag]].
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://chamoli.nic.in Chamoli district, Official website]

{{Chamoli district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Chamoli district]]

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