Important river valley projects

Following are the important river
valley projects in India:

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 Project---- On
Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3
dams are 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, World’s 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 Scheme---- On
Bhima in Maharashtra

15. Sharavathi Hydel Project--- On
Jog Falls in Karnataka

16. Kundah & Periyar Project---- In
Tamil Nadu

17. Farakka Project --- On Ganga
in WB. Apart from power and
irrigation it helps to remove silt
for easy navigation.

18. Ukai Project---- On Tapti in
Gujarat

19. Mahi Project---- On Mahi in
Gujarat

20. Salal Project----- On Chenab in
J&K

21. Mata Tila Multipurpose
Project--- On Betwa in Uttar
Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

22. Thein Project---- On Ravi,
Punjab.

23. Pong Dam--- On Beas, Punjab

24. Tehri Dam --- On Bhgirathi,
Uttarakhand

25. Sardar Sarovar Project---- On
Narmada, Gujarat/MP