📝 Some Important Dam Projects 📝

Chambal Project:-
  • It is a tributary of Yamuna River.
  • Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have jointly made this project to utilize the water of this river.
  • Under this project, Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh and Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, Jawahar Sagar Dam and Kota Barrage have been built in Rajasthan.
  • The main objective of this project is to conserve the soil in the Chambal river basin.
Nagarjuna Project:-
  • It is built on the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh.
  • It was named "Nagarjuna Sagar" after the Buddhist scholar Nagarjuna.
Tungabhadra Project:-
  • It was built near Mallapuram on the Tungabhadra river, a tributary of Krishna, in collaboration with the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
 Sardar Sarovar Project:-
  • It is a joint project of Madhya Pradesh, MaharashtraGujarat and Rajasthan.
  • It is being built on Narmada and its tributaries.
  • It has a total of 6 multipurpose, 5 hydroelectric, 15 irrigation projects.
  • Madhya Pradesh will get maximum benefit of this project
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