POWER & IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN INDIA

POWER & IRRIGATION

First multipurpose project of Free India
Ans : Damodar Valley
The project constructed on the model of Tennessee Valley Project of America
Ans : Damodar Valley
Damodar Valley Project started on
Ans : July 7,1948
Major Beneficiary states of Damodar Valley Project
Ans : Jharkhand and West Bengal
Bokaro power station is situated at
Ans : Damodar Valley
Largest multi purpose project of India
Ans : Bhakra Nangal
The lake which was formed after the construction of Bhakranangal
Ans : Govinda Sagar
The beneficiary states of Bhakranangal
Ans : Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi
First Hydro power station in India
Ans : Sivasamudram (Kaveri River)
The joint venture multipurpose project of India and Nepal
Ans : Kosi, Gangtok
The joint venture project of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Ans : Tungabhadra Multipurpose Project
The irrigation project of western Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh
Ans : Polavaram
The highest dam in India
Ans : Tehri (Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand)
The longest dam in India
Ans : Hirakud (Mahanadi in Odisha)
Second highest dam in India
Ans : Bhakranangal (Sutlej)
The Gravity Dam build over the Narmada river
Ans : Sardar Sarovar Dam (1979)
The beneficiary states of Sardar Sarovar Dam
Ans : Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
Omkareshwara Dam is situated on the river
Ans : Narmada
Largest Irrigation Project in India
Ans : Indira Gandhi Canal
Largest Concrete Dam in India
Ans : Nagarjuna Sagar
Oldest name of Indira Gandhi Canal
Ans : Rajasthan Canal
First Rubber Dam of India
Ans : Janjavathi
A joint venture project of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Ans : Chambal River Valley Project