Several Projects have been undertaken in India to utilise the water of rivers efficiently. These projects involve the construction of dams, reservoirs and canals and serve a number of purposes simultaneously. Their main objective is the overall development and thus they are known as multi-purpose river valley projects. The main purpose of these projects are to provide facilities of irrigation, flood control and production of hydroelectricity.
Some of the major multi-purpose projects of the country are discussed below :
1. Damodar Valley Project-This project is the joint venture of West Bengal and Jharkhand. It is on the river Damodar.
Bhakhra Nangal Project-This project is the joint venture of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. It has been built on the river Satluj.
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Hirakund Project– It has been built on the river Mahanadi in Orissa.
Riband Project-This project has been constructed across the river Rihand in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.
Nagarjun Sagar Project-This project has been constructed on the river Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
Tungbhadra Project-It is a joint venture of Andhra Pradesh and Kamataka and is built on the river Tungbhadra.
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7. Chambal Project-It is a joint undertaking of the states Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It has been built on the river Chambal,
8. Thein Dam-It is a project of the state of Punjab on the river Ravi at a village Thein.
9. Ukai Project-This is a project of the state of Gujarat on the river Tapti.
10. Ram Ganga Project-It is a dam built on the river Ram Ganga in Garhwal district of Uttaranchal.
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11. Koyna Project-It is on the river Koyna and has been built by the state government of Maharashtra.
12. Farakka Barrage-It consists of a Barrage across the river Ganga at Farakka in West Bengal.
13. Kakrapara Project-It has been built by the government of Gujarat on the river Tapti near Kakrapara in Surat district of Gujarat.
14. Periyar Project-It is a dam built on the river Periyar in Alwaye district of Kerala.
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15. Gandak Project-It is a joint venture of the Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Nepal. It has been built on the river Gandak in Bihar.
16. Kosi Project-It has been built on the river Kosi in Bihar for irrigation, flood control and hydroelectricity. )w
17. Narmada Sagar Project– It is a joint venture of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh built on the river Narmada.
18. Sabarmati Project-It is built on the river Sabarmati in Gujarat.
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19. Tehri Dam– It has been built on the river Bhagirathi in the state of Uttaranchal.
20. Beas Project-It has been built on the river Beas and is a joint venture of the states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. r
21. Sons Project-It has been built on the river Sone in Bihar for irrigation purposes.
22. Tulbul Project-It is a joint venture of India and Pakistan and has been built on the river Jhelum in Jammu & Kashmir.
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23. Mayurakshl Project-It is a dam built on the river Mayurakshi in West Bengal.
24. Bhima Project-It is a dam built on the river Pawana in state of Maharashtra.
25. Machkunda Project-It is a joint venture of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa built on the river Machkunda.
26. Jayakwadl Project-It is a project of Maharashtra built on the river Godavari.
27. Satal Project- It is a project built on the river Chenab in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
28. Idukki Project-It is a project built on the river Periyar in Kerala state.
29. Ghat prabha Project-This is a project which has been built on the river Ghatprabha in Karnataka.
30. Tawa Project-It is a venture of the government of Madhya Pradesh built on the river Tawa in Madhya Pradesh.
31. Jawahar Sagar Project-It is a project built on the river Chambal in Rajasthan.
32. Rana Pratap Sagar Project-It is a venture of Rajasthan state built on the river Chambal.
33. Bargi Project-This project has been built on the river Bargi in Madhya Pradesh.
34. Pong Dam-This project is on the river Beas in Himachal Pradesh.
35. Sharda Project- It is a project built on the rivers Sharda and Gomti in Uttar Pradesh.
36. Saharavasi Project-This project is the largest in Asia and is built near Jog waterfall in Karnataka.
37. Indira Gandhi Project-It is a joint venture of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana and is built on the rivers Satluj and Beas.
38. Sardar Sarovar Dam-It is built on the river Narmada in Gujarat.
39. Dulhasti Project-It is built on the river Chenab in Jammu & Kashmir.
40. Mahi Project-This project is situated in Gujarat and is built on the river Mahi.
41. Panchet Dam-It is a joint venture of Jharkhand and West Bengal built on the river Damodar.
42. Tilayya Project-This project is built on the river Barakar in Jharkhand.
43. Mata Tila Dam-It is a joint venture of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and is built on the river Betla.
44. Bann Sagar Project– It is a joint venture of the Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and is built on the river Sone.
45. Telgu Ganga Project- This project is meant for the water supply to the city of Chennai from’ the river Krishna.
46. Ikri Hydroelectric project-It is built on the river Satluj.