IMPORTANT PROJECTS/DAMS ON RIVERS IN INDIA

S.No	NAME OF THE PROJECT	RIVER	PURPOSE	BENEFICIARY STATES
1	Bhakra Nangal Project The Project consists of : Bhakra Dam (second highest in the world) 518 meters long, 226 meters height Nangal Dam Nangal hydel channels 4 power houses (Biggest in Asia)	Satluj (Hoshiarpur district in Punjab)	Power and Irrigation	Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.
2	Damodar Valley Corporation Project (DVC) The Project consists of : Tilaiya Dam Konar Dam Maithon Dam Panchet Hill Dam Power houses at Bokaro, Durgapur and Chandrapura	Damodar	Power, Irrigation, Flood Control.	Bihar and West Bengal shared by M.P.
3	Hirakud Dam Project The main dam is 4800 meters long, 28.9 meters height (World's largest mainstream dam).	Mahanadi	Power and Irrigation	Orissa
4	Tungabhadra Project	Tungabhadra (Tributary of river Krishna)	Power and Irrigation	Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
5	Mayurakshi Project	Mayura Kshi	Power and Irrigation	West Bengal
6	Nagarjunasagar Project	Krishna	Power and Irrigation	Andhra Pradesh
7	Gandak River Project	Gandak (Tributary of Ganga)	Power and Irrigation	Bihar, U.P., Nepal (Joint venture of India and Nepal)
8	Kosi Project	Kosi	Flood Control, Power and irrigation	Bihar
9	Farakka Project	Ganga, Bhagirathi	Power, Irrigation avoid accumulation of silt to improve navigation	West Bengal
10	Beas Project Units Beas-Satluj link Beas Dam at Pong Beas transmission system	Beas	Irrigation and power	Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
11	Rajasthan Canal Project	Satluj in Punjab, Beas and Ravi	Irrigation	Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana
12	Chambal Project Units Gandhisagar Dam Rana Pratap Sagar Dam Jawahar Sagar Dam	Chambal	Power and Irrigation	Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
13	Kakrapara Project	Tapti	Irrigation	Gujarat
14	Nagpur Power Station	Koradi	Thermal Power	Maharashtra
15	Ukai Project	Tapti	Power and Irrigation	Gujarat
16	Tawa Project	Tawa (Narmada)	Irrigation	Madhya Pradesh
17	Pochampad Project	Godavari	Irrigation	Andhra Pradesh
18	Malaprabha Project	Malaprabha	Irrigation	Karnataka
19	Durgapur Project	Damodar	Irrigation, navigation between Kolkata and Raniganj	West Bengal and Bihar
20	Mahi	Mahi	Irrigation	Gujarat
21	Mahanadi Delta Project	Mahanadi	Irrigation	Odisa
22	Idukki Project	Periyar	Hydro Electricity	Kerala
23	Koyna Project	Koyan	Hydro Electricity	Maharastra
24	Upper Krishna Project	Krishna	Irrigation	Karnataka
25	Ramaganga Multipurpose Project	Chuisot stream near Kala	Power and Irrigation	Uttar Pradesh
26	Matatilla Multipurpose Project	Betwa	Power and Irrigation	Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
27	Tehri Dam Project	Bhilangana, Bhagirath	Hydro Electricity	Uttar Pradesh
28	Narmada Sagar Valley Project	Narmada	-	Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
29	Obra Power Station	Obra	Thermal Power	Uttar Pradesh
30	Rihand Scheme	Rihand	Hydro Electricity	Uttar Pradesh
31	Kundah Project	Kundah	Hydro Electricity and irrigation	Tamil Nadu