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Important River Valley Projects In India

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1. Bhakra Nangal Project
On Sutlej in Punjab. Highest in India.Ht. 226m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.
2. Mandi Project
On Beas in HP.
3. Chambal Valley ProjectOn Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3 damsare there:Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam.
4. Damodar Valley Project
On Damodar in Bihar(Now Jharkhand) & West Bengal, Based on Tennessee Valley Project
USA.
5. Hirakud Project
On Mahanadi in Orrisa, Worlds Longest Dam: 4801m.
6. Rihand Project
On Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Gobind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
7. Kosi Project
On Kosi in N.Bihar.
8. Mayurkashi Project
On Mayurkashi in West Bengal.
9. Kakrapara Project
On Tapi in Gujrat.
10. Nizamsagar Project
On Manjra in Andhra Pradesh.
11. Nagarjuna Sagar Project
On Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
12. Tugabhadra Project
On Tugabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka.
13. Shivasamudram Project
On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the older river valley project in India.
14. Tata Hydel SchemeOn Bhima in Maharashtra.
15. Sharavathi Hydel Project
On Jog Falls in Karnataka.

16. Kundah & Periyar ProjectIn Tamil Nadu.


17. Farakka Project
On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.
18. Ukai ProjectOn Tapti in Gujarat.
19. Mahi Projectmahi project is in mp 325km from bhopal.
20. Salal Project-On Chenab in J&K.
21. Mata Tila Multipurpose Project
On Betwa in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
22. Thein ProjectOn Ravi, Punjab.
23. Pong Dam
On Beas, Punjab.
24. Tehri Dam
On Bhgirathi, Uttarakhand.
25. Sardar Sarovar ProjectOn Narmada, Gujarat/MP.

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