📍 Dam🏞️ Lake🌄 Viewpoint

Panchet Dam

Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

A 1959 DVC dam on the Damodar beneath the Panchkot hill, whose slopes hide the ruins of the Panchkot Raj palace.

Why visit: Dam views plus the moody Garh Panchkot ruins across the border hill.

Things to do

›Dam promenade
›Panchkot hill backdrop
›Boating when open

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹200–600

Duration

2–3 hrs

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Within

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