Question

Explain any two major multipurpose dam projects of government of India.

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Damodar Valley Project:

Prototype of USA’s Tennessee Valley Authority, DVC project was one of the very few composite projects, consisting of irrigation, flood protection meas­ures, hydel power projects etc. Since its inception in 1948, this project was more or less respon­sible for economic revival of the area.

The aggressive Damodar, during the rainy season, with all its surplus water used to en­gulf the entire region. Periodic and successive flood was so disastrous that Damodar was aptly known as ‘Curse of Bengal’. But after the construction of several dams, recurrence of flood is nowadays a bygone chapter. Storage dams were constructed at Tilaiya, Maithan, Panchet and Konar.

Bhakra-Nangal Project:

The most ambitious project to convert large barren semi-arid tracts of North West India into lush green fertile agricultural field, Bhakra-Nangal project was one of the largest multipurpose Indian projects, constructed over the river Sutlej.

From the constructional point of view, indeed, erection of this dam was a remarkable achievement. The entire work was undertaken jointly by the states of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Central Government. After construction, Bhakra became one of the highest dam in the world.