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IRRIGATION KALYANSIR.COM

The total quantity of water in out river system is is 164,450 crore cubic c ubic meter. There are various reasons for water scarcity: scarc ity: ü

The rainfall is highly variable. variab le.

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18% of water available available is polluted polluted and not fit for dr inking. inking.

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Almost all parts all parts of India are affected either by flood or drought.

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There is no equality with with respect to water resource re source distribution distribution both in terms of space and time.

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Demand for water is increasing increasing due to rapid increase increase in population.

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There is a poor ground water water resource due to deforestation defore station and overgrazing overgrazing..

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The storage storage facilities facilities are very poor.

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The cultivation of hybrid varieties varieties of crops requires more irrigation. irrigation.

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Through Through evaporation evaporat ion lot of water that is stored stored in large reservoirs is is lost

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Dumping Dumping of various types of pollutants pollutants into water bodies reduce its usabili usability. ty.

MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS: Punjab and Haryana ü

Upper Bari Doab Canal from Ravi at Madhopur.

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Western Jamuna canal from Jamuna at Tejawala. Tejawala.

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Sirhind Feeder from Ferozepur Feeder at Malanwala.

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Sirhind Canal from Sutlej at Ropar.

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Bhakra Canal from Bhakra Dam (This is the largest dam in India).

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Nangal Canal from Nangal Dam.

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Eastern Grey canal from Sutlej near Ferozepur.

Uttar Pradesh: ü

Lower Ganga Canal from Ganga at Narora.

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Upper Ganga Canal from Ganga at Haridwar.

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Eastern yamuna Canal from Yamuna near Faizabad.

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Agra Canal from Jamuna at Okhla.

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Betwa Canal from Betwa at Paricha.

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Sharda Sahayak & Sharda Sagar from Sharda.

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Soan Canal from Soan near Dehri.

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Triveni Canal from Triveni at Triveni.

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Eastern Kosi Canal from Kosi.

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Eastern Gandak Canal from Gandak.

Madhya Pradesh: ü

Mahanadi Canal from Mahanadi at Rudri.

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Waininganga Canal from Wainganga.

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Tandula Canal from Tandula and Sukha rivers.

Rajasthan: ü

Ganga Canal in Ganganaar district

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Jawai Project on Jawai river.

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Chambal Project from Chambal.

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Rajasthan Canal Project Water from Sutlej, Beas & Ravi.

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Maharashtra:

Pravara River Canal on the river Pravara at Bhandara. Nira Canal Project on the river Yelwandi at Bhatagar. Mutha Canal Project on the river Mutha at Khandakavasla. Andhra Pradesh: ü

Godavari Delta Project

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Krishna Delta Project.

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Kurnool-Cuddapah Canal

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Mallipuram Dam-on tungabhadra river.

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Pochampad Project

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Kadam Project

Tamil Nadu: ü

Cauvery Delta Canal

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Lower Bhawani Project

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Parambikulam-Aliyar Project

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Manimuthar Project

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Grand Anicut

Karnataka: ü

Ghataprabha Valley Scheme- on Ghataprabha.

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Bhadra Project-on Bhadra

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Kabini Project

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Upper Krishna Project

Kerala: ü

Malempuzha Project

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Pamba Canal.

Gujarat: http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/06/irrigation.html

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Mahi Project-I-on Mahi

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Kondana Project- on Mahi.

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Dontiwada Project- on Banas

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Ukai Project

Orissa: ü

Taldanda Canal

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Mahanandi Delta Project

Other Major Irrigation & Power Projects: Bhakra-Nangal Project: ü

This is a Joint venture of Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan.

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This is constructed on the river Sutlej.

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Bhakra Dam is the highest straightway gravity dam in the world.

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This is with a reservoir named 'Govindsagar lake'.

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Bakra Nangal Dam is 13 km, downstream of Bhakra dam. It has four power houses (total 1204 Mw) at Gonguwal, Kotta, Left Bank and Right Bank.

Rihand-Dam Project: ü

This is built across the river Rihand on Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh border in Mirzapur District.

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Rihard is the longest manmade lake in India.

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The reservoir is known as the 'Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar'.

Chambal Project: ü

This is a joint venture of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

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This is built on the river Chambal.

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The Chambal project comprises there dams viz Gandhi Sagar Dam (Madhya Pradesh), Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) and Jawahar Sagar( Rajasthan).

Gandak Project: ü

This is a joint venture of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Nepal.


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This is built on the Gadak River.

Nagarjuna Sagar Project: ü

This is located in Andhra Pradesh.

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This is built on the Krishna River near Nandikonda village of Krishna district.

Kosi Project: ü

This is built on the River Kosi.

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This is a joint venture of Bihar & Nepal, a barrage near Hanumannagar in Nepal.

Tungabhadra Project: ü

This is a joint venture between Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

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This is built across the river Tungabhadra.

Beas Project: ü

This is a joint venture of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.

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This is built across the river Beas and a dam at 'Pong'.

Hirakund Project: ü

This is the longest dam in the world.

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This is built across the river Mahanandi in Orissa.

Damodar Valley Project: ü ü

This is a joint venture between West Bengal and Bihar. This project has a series of small dams on the tributaries of river Damodar Thailaya (R.Barakr), Konar (R. Kokar), Mainthan (R.Barakar), Panchet (R. Damodar).

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This project has three thermal Power stations at Bokaro, Chandrapura & Durgapur.

Kakrapar Project: ü

The project is located in Gujarat.

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This is built across the river Tapi in Gujarat.

Machkund Project: http://www.kalyansir.net/2014/06/irrigation.html

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This is a joint venture between Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.

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This is built across the river Machkund.

Malprabha Project: ü

This is located in Karnataka.

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This is built across the river Malaprabha.

Mayurakshi Project: ü

This is located in West Bengal.

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This is built across the river Mayurakshi.

Hansdev Bango Project: ü

This is located in Madhya Pradesh.

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The project is built across the river Hansdev.

Bhima Project: ü

This is located in Maharashtra.

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This is built over the river Krishna.

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The project has two dams viz Pabnadam at river Pabna and Ujjaini dam.

Jaikwadi Project: ü

This is located in Maharashtra.

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This project is built across the river Godavari.

Tawa irrigation Project: ü

This is located in Madhya Pradesh.

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This is built across the river Tawa.

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The river Tawa is a tributary of Narmada.

Tehri Dam Project:


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