Question

What are Multipurpose River Valley Projects? Name two such projects. List the main

objectives of a multipurpose river valley project.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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.

Any 2 such projects are :-

● Baspa Hydro-Electric Project. ...

● Beas Project

The objectives of Multi-purpose river valley are:-

(i) to control flood.

(ii) check soil erosion.

(iii) provide water for irrigation.

Answer 2

Answer:

multipurpose river valley project is a dam or series of constructed across the river to store water.

the multipurpose river valley project in USA is the main multipurpose river valley