Here you can get information about multipurpose river valley projects on different rivers of India! One or two questions related to this chapter are asked in almost every contestant exam!
Remembering all river valley projects is a complex task! Here we will show you such a way that you will be able to remember these river valley projects easily, which project is situated on which river!
First of all, we will know the benefits of the multipurpose river valley projects! These countries have the following benefits –
- Electricity generation
- Irrigation management
- Water production
- Flood control
- Protecting the environment
- Sale of underlying shipping
- Sale of fisheries industry
There are many multipurpose projects on different rivers in the country, we will see them one by one!
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Project
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River
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Bansagar Project
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Son (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh)
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Bargi Project
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Bargi (Madhya Pradesh)
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Beas Project
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Beas (Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan)
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Bhadra Project
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Bhadra (Karnataka)
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Bhakhra Nangal Project
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Sutlej (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajsthan
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Bheema Project
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Pawana (Maharashtra)
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Chambal Project
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Chambal (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh)
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Damodar Ghati Project
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Damodar (Jharkhand, West Bengal)
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Dulhasti Project
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Chinab (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Durga Barrage Project
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Damodar (West Bengal, Jharkhand)
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Farakka Project
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Ganga, Bhagirathi (West Bengal)
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Gandak Project
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Gandaki (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh)
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Ganga Sagar Project
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Chambal (Madhya Pradesh)
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Ghatprabha Project
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Ghatprabha (Karnataka)
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Girna Project
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Girna (Maharashtra)
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Hansdev Bango Project
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Hansdev (Madhya Pradesh)
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Hidkal Project
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Ghatprabha (Karnataka)
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Hirakud Project
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Mahanadi (Orissa)
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Idduki Project
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Periyar (Kerala)
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Indira Gandhi Canal Project
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Satlaj (Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana)
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Jawahar Sagar Project
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Chambal (Rajasthan)
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Jayakwadi Project
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Godawari (Maharashtra)
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Kakrapara Project
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Tapti (Gujrat)
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Kangsawati Project
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Kangsawati (West Bengal)
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Kol Dam Project
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Sutlaj (Himachal Pradesh)
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Kosi Project
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Kosi (Bihar & Nepal)
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Koyana Project
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Koyana (Maharashtra)
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Krishna Project
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Krishna (Karnataka)
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Kunda Project
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Kunda (Tamilnadu)
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Let Bank Ghaghra Canal
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Ganaga (Uttar Pradesh)
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Madhya Ganaga Canal
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Ganaga (Uttar Pradesh)
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Mahanadi Delta Project
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Mahanadi (Odisha)
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Malprabha Project
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Malprabha (Karnataka)
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Mandi Project
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Vyas (Himachal Pradesh)
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Matatilla Project
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Betwa (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh)
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Mayurakshi Project
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Mayurakshi (West Bengal)
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Minimato Bango Hasdeo Project
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Hasdeo Bango river (Madhya Pradesh)
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Muchkund Project
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Muchkund (Odisha, Andhra Pradesh)
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Nagarjunsagar Project
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Krishna (Andhra Pradesh)
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Nagpur Power Project
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Koradi (Maharashtra)
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Narmada Sagar Project
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Narmada (Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat)
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Nathpa Jhakri Project
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Sutlaj (Himachal Pradesh)
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Panam Project
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Panam (Gujarat)
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Panama Project
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Panama (Gujarat)
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Panchet Project
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Damodar (Jharkhand, West Bengal)
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Pong Project
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Beas (Punjab)
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Poochampad Project
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Godawari (Andhra Pradesh)
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Purna Project
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Purna (Maharashtra)
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Rajasthan Canal Project
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Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi (Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana)
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Ramganga Project
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Ramganga (Uttar Pradesh)
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Rana Pratap Sagar Project
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Chambal (Rajsthan)
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Ranjeet Sagar Project
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Ravi (Punjab)
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Rihand Project
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Rihand (Uttar Pradesh)
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Salal Project
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Chenab (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Sardar Sarovar Project
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Narmada (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan)
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Sarhind Project
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Sutlaj (Haryana)
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Sharawati Project
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Sharawati (Karnataka)
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Sharda Project
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Sharda, Gomti (Uttar Pradesh)
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Shivsamundram Project
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Kaveri (Karnataka)
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Sutlaj Project
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Chinab (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Tawa Project
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Tawa (Madhya Pradesh)
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Tehri Dam Project
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Bhagirathi (Uttarakhand)
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Tilaiya Project
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Barakar (Jharkhand)
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Tulbul Project
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Chinab (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Tungbhadra Project
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Tungbhadra (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka)
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Ukai Project
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Tapti (Gujarat)
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Upper Penganga Project
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Penanga (Maharashtra)
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Uri Power Project
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Jhelum (Jammu & Kashmir)
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Vyas Project
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Vyas (Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)
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Other findings related to multipurpose river valley projects -
- Damodar river valley project is the first multipurpose project of independent India, this project was built on the basis of the model of the US Tennessee scheme! Damodar river is said to be the bereaved of Bengal!
- The Bhakra Nangal dam project situated on Satluj river in Punjab is India's largest project! It is the world's highest gravitational dam located in the seismic zone! Indira Canal has been developed from Rajasthan under its subsidiary Indira Gandhi Project, which is India's largest canal system!
- The mourning of Bihar is a joint project Kosi project of Bharat B Nepal on the Koli River Bali.
- Hirakund dam is the longest dam of India on the Mahanadi on the border of Orissa and Chhattisgarh (4.8 KM)
- Parambikkulam project is located on 8 small rivers of Kerala!
- The Sarabati project is located on the river Shravati in Karnataka!
- Purna Project is situated on the river Purna in Maharashtra!
- The Bargi project is situated on the river Bargi in Madhya Pradesh!
- Girna Project is situated on the Girna river in Maharashtra!
- The Panama Project is located on the river of Gujarat in Gujarat!
- Kangasabati Project is located on the Kangasabati river in West Bengal!
- Ghatprrabha Project and Hudkal Project, situated on the Ghatprabha river in Karnataka!
- Ramganga Project is located on the river Ramganga in Uttar Pradesh!
- Koyna project is located on the Koyna river in Maharashtra!
- Kunda project is situated on the Kunda river in Tamil Nadu!
- Tungabhadra Project, a joint project of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on Tungabhadra river!
- Mayurakshi Project is located on the Mayurakshi river in West Bengal!
- Gandak project is a joint project of Bihar and Nepal on Gandak river!