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was chosen as the location of the dam at this time. Discussions continued till 1981, when India presented detailed explorations and investigations on the
Tipaimukh Dam. Bangladesh's participation is said to have been patchy. In 1999, the Government of India approved a 163 metre-high dam as a
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assessed 311 km (120 sq mi) area of submergence. Of this, 229.11 km (88.46 sq mi) area is said to be reserved forest and 81.89 km (31.62 sq mi) area is agricultural and settlement land.
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