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Multipurpose River Projects
A compact, tabular revision of India's major multipurpose river valley projects, the rivers and States involved, and the States that share their benefits, for CAPF Paper I
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A multipurpose project serves more than one aim at once: irrigation, hydroelectric power, flood control, navigation, fisheries and drinking water. Jawaharlal Nehru called such projects the "temples of modern India". Cover the right columns and recall river and beneficiary States. For dam-only matching see major dams and rivers.
| Project |
River |
Beneficiary States |
| Bhakra Nangal |
Sutlej |
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh |
| Damodar Valley (DVC) |
Damodar |
Jharkhand, West Bengal (modelled on the US Tennessee Valley Authority) |
| Hirakud |
Mahanadi |
Odisha |
| Nagarjuna Sagar |
Krishna |
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh |
| Tungabhadra |
Tungabhadra |
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh |
| Sardar Sarovar (Narmada Project) |
Narmada |
Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan |
| Indira Gandhi Canal (Rajasthan Canal) |
Sutlej-Beas (from Harike) |
Rajasthan (Thar irrigation) |
| Rihand |
Rihand |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Chambal Valley |
Chambal |
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan (Gandhi Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar, Jawahar Sagar) |
| Kosi |
Kosi |
Bihar (with Nepal); flood control focus |
| Tehri |
Bhagirathi |
Uttarakhand, with downstream power and supply |
| Koyna |
Koyna |
Maharashtra (mainly hydroelectric) |
| Purpose |
Example |
| Flood control (primary) |
Damodar Valley, Kosi |
| Irrigation of arid land |
Indira Gandhi Canal (Thar) |
| Large hydroelectric output |
Bhakra, Koyna, Tehri |
| Inter-State water sharing |
Nagarjuna Sagar, Tungabhadra |
| Fact |
Answer |
| Project modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority |
Damodar Valley Corporation |
| "Temples of modern India" (phrase by) |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Project on the Narmada with a major protest movement |
Sardar Sarovar (Narmada Bachao Andolan) |
| Canal that greens the Thar |
Indira Gandhi Canal |
| Project to tame the "Sorrow of Bihar" |
Kosi |