Question

What are multi purpose river valley projects

Answer 1

Multi-purpose river valley projects are meant to tackle various problems associated with river valleys in an integrated manner. They have dams built on rivers and the water blocked is used for domestic purposes such as water for drinking, providing water for irrigation, checking soil erosion, controlling flood, generating electricity for industries, villages and cities, encouraging tourism and recreation, preservation of wildlife and development of fisheries, providing inland navigation and to generate hydroelectric power.

Examples of Multipurpose river valley projects include: Bhakra Nangal, Hirakud, Kosi, Chambal, etc.

Answer 2

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Multipurpose river valley project are basically designed for the development of irrigation for agriculture and electricity through the construction of dams. Initially, dams were built only for storing rain water to prevent flooding but now it became multipurpose.