Geography

Important Irrigation and Power Projects

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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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