📍 Chhattisgarh, India
Chhattisgarh · 3 destinations & hidden spots
~15 km from Dhamtari
Chhattisgarh's largest dam on the Mahanadi, with a huge reservoir offering jet-ski, boating and water-sports plus breezy sunset promenades.
Nagri tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh
Built between 1914 and 1923 across the Sillari River, Murrum Silli is celebrated as Asia's first dam engineered with automatic siphon spillways. The vast reservoir is ringed by low hills and provides tranquil water views, heritage colonial architecture, and migratory bird watching.
Hidden Gem
Nagri-Sihawa, ~60 km from Dhamtari
Forested hills where the mighty Mahanadi river is born, crowned by the ancient Karneshwar Mahadev temples and the ashram of sage Shringi.
