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Multipurpose River projects in India
There are a lot of multipurpose river projects in India. The multipurpose river projects are utilized for hydroelectricity, irrigation domestic use of drinking water, river navigation, and so on. For this purpose, dams are built on the rivers. And the water reservoir formed due to this can also be utilized for the purpose of recreation such as boating and fishing. Hirakund dam on the river Mahanadi is located in the state of Odisha is the longest dam in India(length: Appx 8KM), the tehri dam located in the state of Uttarakhand on the river Bhagirathi is India’s highest dam(Height: Appx 260M)and the bhakra nagal dam located on the river Sutlej situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh is the largest dam in India. Also, the water reservoir formed due to this can also be utilized for the purpose of recreation such as boating and fishing.
In the list below are the important dams in India built on important rivers for particular purposes and along with the beneficiary states.
IMPORTANT RIVER PROJECTS AND THEIR BENEFICIARY STATES
| PROJECT | RIVER | PURPOSE | BENEFICIARY STATES |
| Bhakra Nangal project | Sutlej | Power and irrigation | Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan |
| Damodar Valley | Damodar | Power, irrigation, and flood control | Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh. |
| Hirakund | Mahanadi | Power and irrigation | Odisha |
| Nagarjunasagar project | Krishna | Power and irrigation | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| Tungabhadra project | Tungabhadra | Power and irrigation | Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
| Gandak River project | Gandak | Power and irrigation | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Nepal as a joint venture |
| Kosi Project | Kosi | Power, irrigation, and flood control | Bihar |
| Farakka Project | Ganga | Power and irrigation | West Bengal |
| Beas Project | Beas | Power and irrigation | Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Himachal Pradesh |
| Indira Gandhi canal Project | Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi | Irrigation | Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan |
| Chambal project | Chambal | Power and irrigation | Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. |
| Kakrapara project | Tapti | Irrigation | Gujarat |
| Ukai project | Tapti | Power and irrigation | Gujarat |
| Tawa project | Tawa | Irrigation | Madhya Pradesh. |
| Poochampad project | Godavari | Irrigation | Telengana |
| Malaprabha project | Malaprabha | Irrigation | Karnataka |
| Durgapur project | Damodar | Power and irrigation | West Bengal and Jharkhand |
| Mahanadi Delta project | Mahanadi | Irrigation | Odisha |
| Idduki project | Periyar | Hydroelectricity | Kerala |
| Korean project | Koyna | Hydroelectricity | Maharastra |
| Ramganga project | Kala | Power and irrigation | Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand |
| Material project | Betwa | Multipurpose power and Irrigation | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
| Tehri dam project | Bhagirathi | Hydroelectricity | Uttarakhand |
| Rihand project | Richard | Hydroelectricity | Uttar Pradesh |
| Kunda project | Kunda | Power and irrigation | Tamilnadu |
| Baglihar project | Chenab | Power and irrigation | Jammu and Kashmir |
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