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Important Irrigation and Power Projects
Name of the Project |
Location |
State |
Purpose |
Nagarjuna Sagar Multipurpose Project |
River Krishna |
Andhra Pradesh |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Pochampad Project |
River Godawari |
Telangana |
Irrigation |
Lower Sileru Project |
River Sileru (Godawari) |
Andhra Pradesh |
Hydro-electricity |
Kakadpada Project |
River Tapi |
Gujarat |
Irrigation, Atomic power |
Kothagudam Project |
Singareni Coalfields |
Telangana |
Thermal Power |
Kosi Project |
River Kosi |
Bihar |
Flood Control, Irrigation |
Gandak Project |
River Gandak |
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Dhuvaran Power Station |
Kheda District |
Gujarat |
Thermal Power (Oil and Gas based) |
Sabarigiri (Pamba-Kakki) Project |
River Pamba-Kakki |
Kerala |
Hydro-electricity |
Idukki Project |
River Periyar Cherutheni Dam |
Kerala |
Hydro-electricity |
Tawa Project |
River Tawa (Narmada Bassin) |
Madhya Pradesh |
Irrigation |
Chambal Project |
River Chambal |
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Korba Project |
Near Korba Coalfields |
Chhattisgarh |
Thermal Power |
Satpura Power |
Patharkada Station, Betul |
Madhya Pradesh (MP) |
Thermal Power |
Koyna Project |
River Koyna |
Maharashtra |
Hydro-electricity |
Koradi Power Station |
Koradi, Near Nagpur |
Maharashtra |
Thermal Power |
Tungabhadra Multipurpose Project |
River Tungabhadra |
Karnataka and Andhra Pra. |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Upper Krishna Project |
River Krishna |
Karnataka |
Irrigation |
Sharavati Project |
River Sharavati |
Karnataka (near Jog Falls) |
Hydro-electricity |
Hirakud Multipurpose Project |
River Mahanadi |
Odisha |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Mahanadi Delta Project |
River Mahanadi |
Odisha |
Irrigation |
Talcher Power Station |
Near Talcher |
Odisha |
Thermal Power |
Bhakra-Nangal Multipurpose Project |
River Sutlej, Bilaspur (HP) |
Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP) (Rajasthan Canal Project) |
River Ravi-Beas and Sutlej |
Rajasthan Headworks in Punjab |
Irrigation |
Kundah Project |
River Kundah |
Tamil Nadu |
Hydro-electricity |
Neyveli Power Station |
Neyveli |
Tamil Nadu |
Thermal power |
Ramganga Multipurpose Project |
Chuisot stream (near Kalagarh), Pauri |
Uttarakhand |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Matatila Multipurpose Project |
River Betwa |
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pra. |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Rihand Scheme |
River Rihand Sonbhadra (UP) |
UP, MP, Bihar, Chhattisgarh |
Irrigation Hydro-electricity |
Obra Power Station |
Obra |
Uttar Pradesh |
Thermal Power |
Damodar Valley Project |
River Damodar |
Jharkhand shared with West Bengal |
Flood Control Hydro-electricity |
Ukai Project |
River Tapi |
Gujarat |
Irrigation |
Mahi Bajaj Sagar Project |
River Mahi |
MP |
Irrigation |
Ghataprabha Project |
River Ghataprabha |
Karnataka |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Rajiv Bhima Lift Irrigation Project |
River Krishna |
Telangana |
Irrigation |
Sardar Sarowar Project |
River Narmada |
Gujarat and Rajasthan |
Irrigation and Hydro-electricity |
Ban Sagar Project |
River Sone |
MP, UP and Bihar |
Irrigation and Hydro-electricity |
Dul Hasti Project |
River Chenab |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Hydro-electricity |
Salal Project |
River Chenab |
Jammu and Kashmir |
Hydro-electricity |
Ranjit Sagar Dam/ The in Dam Project |
River Ravi |
Punjab |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Malaprabha Project |
River Malaprabha |
Karnataka |
Irrigation |
Jayakwadi Project |
River Godawari |
Maharasthra |
Irrigation and Hydro-electricity |
Beas Project (Unit I & II) |
River Beas |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan |
Hydro-electricity |
Sharda Sahayak |
River Sharda |
Uttar Pradesh |
Irrigation |
Mayurakshi Project |
River Mayurakshi |
Jharkhand, West Bengal |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam |
River Chambal |
Rajasthan |
Hydro-electricity |
Suratgarh Super Thermal Project |
Suratgarh |
Rajasthan |
Thermal Power |
Mettur Project |
River Cauvery |
Tamil Nadu |
Hydro-electricity |
Pallivasal Project |
River Mudirapuzha |
Kerala |
Hydro-electricity |
Papanasam Project |
River Thambraparani |
Tamil Nadu |
Hydro-electricity |
Loktak Project |
River Leimtak |
Manipur |
Hydro-electricity |
Tehri Project |
River Bhagirathi (Ganga) |
Uttarakhand |
Irrigation, Hydro-electricity |
Farakka Project |
Ganga |
West Bengal |
Maintenance of Kolkata port |
Luhri Hydro Electric Project |
River Satluj |
Himachal Pradesh |
Hydro-electricity |
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