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	-
Shivasamundram Project	Kaveri (Electricity to Kolar goldmines)	Karnataka	-
Pykara Project	Pykara	Tamil Nadu	-
Mettur Project	Kaveri	Tamil Nadu	-
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.