River Valley Projects in India List
● Bhakra Nangal
Project — On Satluj in Punjab. Highest in India. Ht
226m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake.● Mandi Project — On Beas in Himachal Pradesh.
● Chambal Valley Project — On Chambal in Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan.
3 dams are there: Gandhi Sagar Dam, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam and Jawahar Sagar Dam.
● Damodar Valley Project — On Damodar in Bihar. Based on Tennessee Valley Project, USA.
● Hirakud — On Mahanadi in Odisha. World’s longest dam: 4801 m.
● Rihand — On Son in Mirzapur. Reservoir is called Govind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
● Kosi Project — On Kosi in N. Bihar.
● Mayurakashi Project — On Mayurakashi in West Bengal.
● Kakrapara Project — On Topi in Gujarat.
● Nizamsagar Project — On Manjra in Andhra Pradesh.
● Nagarjuna Sagar Project — On Krishna in Andhra Pradesh.
● Tungabhadra — On Tungabhadra in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka.
● Shivasamudram Project — On Cauvery in Karnataka (India’s Oldest)
● Tata Hydel Scheme — On Bhima in Maharashtra.
● Sharavathi Hydel Project — On Jog Falls in Karnataka.
● Kundah & Periyar Project — In Tamil Nadu.
● Farakka Project — On Ganga in West Bengal. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.
● Ukai Project — On Tapti in Gujarat.
● Mahi Project — On Mahi in Gujarat.
● Salal Project — On Chenab in J&K.
● Mata Tila Multipurpose Project — On Betwa in Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh.
● Thein Project — On Ravi, Punjab.
● Pong Dam — On Beas, Punjab.
