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Multipurpose Projects

Project River States invoived Purpose
Bhakra-Nangal Project (Highest straight way gravity dam in the world.) Satluj River Joint Venture of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
  • Two dams at Bhakra and Nangal
  • Bhakra irrigation Canals
  • Power houses at Ganguawal, Kotla; provides water for irrigation purpose
Beas Project Beas River Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan
  • Pong Dam-provide water supplies to Rajasthan canal; project mainly provides irrigation to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan; a small power house for power generation.
Beas-Sutlej Link Project Beas and Sutlj Rivers Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
  • To tap the hydroelectric and irrigation potential of the River Beas.
  • Remaining water of Beas is stored in Pong Reservoir for irrigating arid wastelands in Rajasthan through the Rajasthan canal.
Chambal Project Chambal River (origin on the northern slopes of the Vindhyas near Mhow in M.P.) Joint venture of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
  • Completed in three stages
  • Stage I—Gandhisagar Dam, near Chaurasigarh fort for power production; Kota Barrage, near Kota—irrigation to both States; Right main canal—irrigation to both states; Left main canal-irrigation exclusively to Rajasthan.
  • State II—Rana Pratap Sagar at Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh District—Irrigation and power generation.
  • Stage III—Jawahar Sagar Dam—Power generation.
Damodar Valley Project Damodar River (rises in the Kamarpet hill in the Chhotanagpur Plateau of Jharkhand). Jharkhand and West Bengal.
  • Flood Control
  • Irrigation
  • Navigation
  • Afforestavion and control of soil erosion
  • Promotion of agriculture and industry
  • Electricity generation
  • Four dams at Tilaiya, Konar, Maithan, Panchet
Gandak Project Gandak River Joint venture of U.P., Bihar, Nepal; also receives irrigation and power facilities
  • Barrage at Balmikinagar in Bihar — irrigation
  • Main Western Canal — irrigation to Bihar and U.P.
  • Main Eastern Canal — irrigation to Bihar and Nepal, Power House — Gift to Nepal
Hasdeo Project Hasdeo River, a tributory of Mahanadi Chhattisgarh
  • Completed in 3 phases :-
  • Phase I—Hasdeo Barragel Left Bank Canal—supplies cooling water to Kobra Thermal Power Station and create irrigation potential.
  • Phase II—Right Bank Canal and Janjgir branch Canal—Irrigation.
  • Phase III—Hasdeo Bargo Dam—storage and irrigation; Extension of the Left Bank Canal—irrigation and hyde power generation.
Hirakud Project Mahanadi River (rises from Bastar Hills near Sihawa and flows through Chhattisarh and Orissa). Odisha
  • It is divided into two states :-
  • State I—Hirakund dam in Sambalpur district of Odisha—Power supplies to Indian Aluminium Co., other industries in the region.
  • Canals—Sambalpur Canal, Baragarh Canal, Saran Canal—Irrigation to Orissa.
  • Mahandi Delta Irrigation Scheme.
  • Navigation—from Dholpur to Cuttack.
  • State II—Power house at Chiplima, Hirakund Dam at Tikarpaa and at Nraj west of Cuttack.
Kosi Project Kosi River (rises from 6000 m. high Tibet Plateau). Bihar & Nepal
  • It has three units :-
  • Unit I—Barrage near Hanumannagar in Nepal—Appurtenent Works.
  • Unit II—Flood embankment and other protective works-to control flood in Bihar and Nepal.
  • Unit III—Eastern Kosi Canal System—Irrigation of North Bihar.
  • Others—Kosi Power House—Power supplies to Bihar and Nepal; Western Kosi Canal—Irrigation to Bihar and Nepal; Rajpur Canal—Irrigation to Bihar.
  • The Project provides transport facilities, soil conservation and development of agro-based industries.
Nagarjunasagar Project Krishna River Andhra Pradesh
  • Irrigation to Krishna river delta and surrounding regions.
  • Power generation.
Rihand Dam Rihand River (It rises in the Manipat Hills in the Sarguja district of M.P.0 Uttar Pradesh
  • Flood control by preserving water in Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar Reservoir
  • Cheap Power supply to industries in U.P. and railways (Son nagar and Karamnasa).
  • Provides irrigation to eastern parts of U.P. and Bihar.
  • Development of fisheries, Water sports, tourism and navigation in U.P. and M.P.
Tungabhadra Project Tungabhadra River Joint venture of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
  • Irrigation to Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
  • Two Power Stations at Hampi supply cheap power.
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