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Q1 Collect information about some Multipurpose River Valley Projects of India and then complete the following table

Answer 1

Following are the important river valley projects in IndiaBhakra Nangal ProjectOn Sutlej in Punjab. Highest in India.Ht. 226m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.Mandi ProjectOn Beas in HPChambal Valley ProjectOn Chambal in MP & Rajasthan, 3 dams are there:- Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar DamDamodar Valley ProjectOn Damodar in Bihar, Based on Tennessee Valley Project USAHirakud ProjectOn Mahanadi in Orrisa, World�s Longest Dam: 4801mRihand ProjectOn Son in Mirzapur, Reservoir is called Gobind Vallabh Pant reservoir.Kosi ProjectOn Kosi in N.BiharMayurkashi ProjectOn Mayurkashi in West BengalKakrapara ProjectOn Tapi in GujratNizamsagar ProjectOn Manjra in Andhra PradeshNagarjuna Sagar ProjectOn Krishna in Andhra PradeshTugabhadra ProjectOn Tugabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & KarnatakaShivasamudram ProjectOn Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the older river valley project in India.Tata Hydel SchemeOn Bhima in MaharashtraSharavathi Hydel ProjectOn Jog Falls in KarnatakaKundah & Periyar ProjectIn Tamil NaduFarakka ProjectOn Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.Ukai ProjectOn Tapti in GujaratMahi ProjectOn Mahi in GujaratSalal ProjectOn Chenab in J&KMata Tila Multipurpose ProjectOn Betwa in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya PradeshThein ProjectOn Ravi, Punjab.Pong DamOn Beas, PunjabTehri DamOn Bhgirathi, UttarakhandSardar Sarovar ProjectOn Narmada, Gujarat/MP.

Answer 2

A multipurpose river valley project are taken up not just provide water for irrigation in the present days but to resolve many other needs of a particular region.

A multipurpose river valley project will cover the needs of a region through generating electricity, controlling the flood, encouraging inland navigation, supplying water for domestic and industrial purpose and never the less fish breeding.

That is why the dams that are built in current circumstance are known as Multipurpose River Valley Projects.

Here, I have mentioned some important River Valley projects of India.

Beas project for Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan

Bhakhra Nangal Project for Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan

Hirakud Project for Orissa

Idduki Project for Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Krishna Project for Karnataka

Narmada Sagar project for Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh