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River Projects in India - All You need to Know

River Projects in India - All You need to Know

River Projects in India - All You need to Know

Major Points at a Glance
  • The Amarkantak Hill is the source of Two Rivers flowing in two different direction(West and East), they are:- Narmada & Mahanadi.
  • The fighest water fall in India is-Jog.
  • Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of- Corrosion.
  • The Mullaperiyar Dam dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The control and safety of the dam and the validity and fairness of the lease agreement have been points of dispute.
  • The source of Jaldhaka river is- Bidang lake.
  • Luni originates from the pushkar valley of the Arravalli range and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutchh river in Gujarat.
  • Chitrakut, Chachai and Kenton waterfalls are located in M.P.
  • Mahanadi is a major river in east-central India.
  • The Damodar Valley Multipurpose project was designed after – Tennessee Valley Project USA.
  • Canada Dam is on the Mayurakshi river.
  • Ujjain located on Sipra river.
  • The Narmada is one of the river in India that flows in a rift valley, following West between the Satpura and Vindhya ranges.



List of Indian River Projects
Projects Name
River Name
State Name
Special points
Bipasha Project
Bipasha
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
-
Salal  Project
Chenab
Jammu & Kashmir
-
Pong project
Beas
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
-
Dulhasti Project
Chenab
Jammu & Kashmir
-
Nathpa Jhakri Project
Sutlej
Himachal Pradesh
-
Thin projects
Ravi
Punjab
-
Bhakhra Nangal Project
Sutlej
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan & Haryana
Reservoir  Govind Sagar
Tehri Dam Project
Bhagirathi & Bhilangana
Uttarakhand
The highest dam in India
Tapovan Vishnugad
Dhauliganga
Uttarakhand
-
Kosi Dam Project
Kosi
India & Nepal
-
Damodar Valley
Damodar
West Bengal, Bihar & Jharkhand
-
Farakka Project
Bhagirathi-Hooghly
West Bengal
-
Mayurakshi Project
Mayurakshi 
West Bengal
tributary of Hooghly
Tilaiya Project
Barakar
Jharkhand
Part of Damodar valley project

Chambal Project
Chambal
Rajasthan  Serves MP & Rajasthan
Dams : Gandhi sagar (MP), Rana Pratap sagar (Rawatbhata, Kota) &  Jawahar sagar(Kota)
Mahi Project
Mahi
Banswara, Rajasthan
also known as Jamnalal Bajaj sagar project

Rihand
Rihand River 
Pipri , Uttar Pradesh
Tributary of Son River.
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir.
Rajghat Dam Project
Betwa river
JV b/w MP & UP Gov.
-
Tawa Project
Tawa 
Madhya Pradesh
a tributary of Narmada
Ukai Project
Tapi
Gujarat
-
Kakrapara Project
Tapi
Gujarat
-
Hirakud Dam Project
Mahanadi
Orissa
Longest river dam in the world.
Tikarpara
Mahanandi
Orisha
-
Naraj Project
Mahanadi
Orisha
-
Machkund Project
Machkund River
Orissa & Andhra Pradesh
a tributary of Godavari river
Poochampad Project
Godavari
Telangana
also known as Sri Rama Sagar Project
Polavaram Project
Godavari
Andhra Pradesh
-
Alamatti dam
Krishna
Karnataka
-
Nagarjuna Sagar Project
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh &Telangana
-
Koyna Project
Koyna ,
Maharashtra
a tributary of the Krishna River
Srisailam
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh
-
Tungabhadra Project
Tungabhadra River – a tributary of the Krishna River
Karnataka – Serves AP & Karnataka
-
Sharavati Project
Sharavati – westward flowing river
Karnataka
-
Krishna Raja Sagar Project
Kaveri
Karnataka
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Shivasamundram Project
Kaveri (Electricity to Kolar goldmines)
Karnataka
-
Pykara Project
Pykara
Tamil Nadu
-
Mettur Project
Kaveri
Tamil Nadu
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Idukki Project
Periyar & Cheruthony
Kerala
-
Mullaperiyer Dam
Pennar
Kerala
-
Bansagar Project
Son
-
-
Umiam Project
Umiam
Shillong (Meghalaya)
-
Sri Sailam Dam
Krishna
Andhra Pradesh
-

Damodar Valley Project
River
Dam
Barakar
The main dams are:- Maithon, Balpahari and Tilaiya
Bokaro
Bokaro dam
Konar
The mai dam is Konar
Damodar
Main dams are Aiyar, Barmo and Panchet.

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