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River Valley Project
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... Major River Valley Project * Muti-purpose River Valley Project o A huge dam or a series of dams built on a river and it's tributaries to satisfy many purposes, other than just generating hydel-power, and that too simultaneously. India has come a long way in this field as it has numerous numbers of these projects. * Aims o As the name suggests, there are many purposes of a Muti-purpose River Valley Project. The following are some of them: - * Hydro-electricity production * Avoiding floods and famines * Irrigating fields * Protecting the soil * Supporting afforestation and preserving the natural Ecosystem * Inland navigation ways * Providing fishing grounds * Increasing tourism o Some River Valley Projects of India are as follows * Bhakra Nangal Dam- * River -Satluj * Storage - 7,80,000 hectare-metres * Lakes - guru Gobind Sagar. * Irrigation - 1.4 million hectares * Power -The Nangal Power Plant - 1204 mw annually * Areas -Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and














