[2] The lake created by the dam, Maharana Pratap Sagar, became a renowned bird sanctuary.

[5] The idea for a dam on the Beas at the Pong site was first proposed in 1926 and subsequent surveys of the Indus River and its tributaries were ordered by the Punjab Government in 1927.

[1][2] About 150,000 people were displaced by the dam's large reservoir under a poorly planned and executed relocation program.

The total volume of the dam is 35,500,000 m3 (46,432,247 cu yd) and its crest sits at an elevation of 435.86 m (1,430 ft) above sea level.

It is supplied with water via three penstocks which each meet a 66 MW Francis turbine-generator located inside the Bhatoli phakorian.

[3] The large reservoir created by this dam resulted in a major displacement of people from the state of Himachal Pradesh.