Question

What is Multipurpose projects and write about any two Multipurpose projects of India?

Answer 1

1. Multipurpose project is the scientific management of water resources in our country.
2. Construction of dams across rivers is aimed to serve many purposes such as irrigation, hydropower generation, flood control, water supply for drinking and industrial purpose, development of fisheries, navigation, etc.
3. In India, we have many multipurpose River valley projects.

Bhakra Nangal Project:-

• Bhakra Nangal Project is the largest and the most important river valley project named after two dams built at Bhakra and Nangal to harness the water of the Sutlej river.
• This dam is the highest gravity dam in the world and forms the Gobind Sagar Reservoir.
• It irrigates an area of about 52,609 sq. km in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
• This project generates about 1500 megawatt of Hydropower electricity.
• It is the second tallest dam in Asia with a height of 226 m.

Mettur Dam:-

• Mettur Dam has been constructed on the river Kaveri at Salem. The Reservoir behind this dam has been called Stanley Reservoir with a height of 176 ft.
• This project irrigates about 16.5 lakh acres of land in 12 districts of Tamil Nadu in the Kaveri delta basin.
• 40 megawatts of hydropower is being produced from this project.