A List of Important Multipurpose Project in India:
| Project | River | Related State |
| Almatti dam project | Krishna | Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh |
| Bansagar Project | Son | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh |
| Bargi Project | Bargi | Madhya Pradesh |
| Beas Project | Beas | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan |
| Bhadra Project | Bhadra | Karnataka |
| Bhakhra Nangal Project | Sutlej | Punjab, Himachal Pradesh ,Haryana, Rajasthan |
| Bheema Project | Pawana | Maharashtra |
| Chambal Project | Chambal | RajasthanMadhya Pradesh |
| Damodar Ghati Project | Damodar | JharkhandWest Bengal |
| Dulhasti Project | Chinab | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Durga Barrage Project | Damodar | West Bengal, Jharkhand |
| Farakka Project | Ganga, Bhagirathi | West Bengal |
| Gandak Project | Gandaki | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh |
| Ganga Sagar Project | Chambal | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ghatprabha Project | Ghatprabha | Karnataka |
| Girna Project | Girna | Maharashtra |
| Hansdev Bango Project | Hansdev | Madhya Pradesh |
| Hidkal Project | Ghatprabha | Karnataka |
| Hirakud Project | Mahanadi | Orissa |
| Idduki Project | Periyar | Kerala |
| Indira Gandhi Canal Project | Satlaj | Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana |
| Jawahar Sagar Project | Chambal | Rajasthan |
| Jayakwadi Project | Godawari | Maharashtra |
| Kakrapara Project | Tapti | Gujrat |
| Kangsawati Project | Kangsawati | West Bengal |
| Kol Dam Project | Sutlaj | Himachal Pradesh |
| Kosi Project | Kosi | Bihar & Nepal |
| Koyana Project | Koyana | Maharashtra |
| Krishna Project | Krishna | Karnataka |
| Kunda Project | Kunda | Tamilnadu |
| Let Bank Ghaghra Canal | Ganaga | Uttar Pradesh |
| Madhya Ganaga Canal | Ganaga | Uttar Pradesh |
| Mahanadi Delta Project | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Malprabha Project | Malprabha | Karnataka |
| Mandi Project | Vyas | Himachal Pradesh |
| Matatilla Project | Betwa | Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh |
| Mayurakshi Project | Mayurakshi | West Bengal |
| Minimato Bango Hasdeo Project | Hasdeo Bango river | Madhya Pradesh |
| Muchkund Project | Muchkund | Odisha, Andhra Pradesh |
| Nagarjunsagar Project | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh |
| Nagpur Power Project | Koradi | Maharashtra |
| Narmada Sagar Project | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat |
| Nathpa Jhakri Project | Sutlaj | Himachal Pradesh |
| Panam Project | Panam | Gujarat |
| Panama Project | Panama | Gujarat |
| Panchet Project | Damodar | Jharkhand, West Bengal |
| Pong Project | Beas | Punjab |
| Poochampad Project | Godawari | Andhra Pradesh |
| Purna Project | Purna | Maharashtra |
| Rajasthan Canal Project | Sutlej, Vyas, Ravi | Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana |
| Ramganga Project | Ramganga | Uttar Pradesh |
| Rana Pratap Sagar Project | Chambal | Rajsthan |
| Ranjeet Sagar Project | Ravi | Punjab |
| Rihand Project | Rihand | Uttar Pradesh |
| Salal Project | Chenab | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Sardar Sarovar Project | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan |
| Sarhind Project | Sutlaj | Haryana |
| Sharawati Project | Sharawati | Karnataka |
| Sharda Project | Sharda, Gomti | Uttar Pradesh |
| Shivsamundram Project | Kaveri | Karnataka |
| Sutlaj Project | Chinab | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Tawa Project | Tawa | Madhya Pradesh |
| Tehri Dam Project | Bhagirathi | Uttarakhand |
| Tilaiya Project | Barakar | Jharkhand |
| Tulbul Project | Chinab | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Tungbhadra Project | Tungbhadra | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka |
| Ukai Project | Tapti | Gujarat |
| Upper Penganga Project | Penanga | Maharashtra |
| Uri Power Project | Jhelum | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Vyas Project | Vyas | Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh |
1. Almatti Dam
- It is a hydroelectric project constructed on the river Krishna.
2. Baspa Hydro-Electric Project
- It is the first Independent Power Producer (IPP) project after the Government of India liberalized the power policy by inviting private sector participation in setting up a hydropower project on “BOO” basis.
- It is located in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
- It is the largest private hydroelectric project and has been built by Jaypee group.
- It is located on Baspa River, a tributary of the Satluj.
3. Beas Project
- It is a joint venture of the governments of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
- It consists of two units: (i) Beas-Sutlej Link and (ii) Beas Dam at Pong.
- The project links the Beas and the Sutlej rivers in Punjab through 38.4 km of hills and valleys.
4. Bhadra Reservoir Project
- It is constructed across the river Bhadra which is in Karnataka.
5. Bhakra-Nangal
- Project (Himachal Pradesh) Largest multipurpose project in India and the highest straight gravity dam in the world (225.5 m high) on the river Sutlej.
6. Chambal Valley Project
- It is a joint undertaking by the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments.
- The Rana Pratap Dam at Bhata, 48 km from Kotah, was inaugurated on Feb 9, 1970.
- The project comprises construction of two other dams: Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh and Jawahar Sagar (Kotah) Dam in Rajasthan.
7. Chamera Hydro-Electric Project
- The 540 MW Chamera hydro-electric project on the Ravi river in Himachal Pradesh was implemented with Canadian credit offer of about Rs 335 crore.
8. Chukha Project
- The 336 MW project is the most prestigious and largest in Bhutan.
- It has been completely built by India.
- The dam has been constructed on Wang Chu River.
9. Damodar Valley Project (West Bengal and Bihar)
- Principal object of this multipurpose scheme is to control the flowing of the Damodar which is notorious for its vagaries and destructiveness.
- It is designed on the lines of the Tennessee Valley Authority (T.V.A.) in U.S.A.
10. Dul-Hasti Hydro-Electric Project
- It is built on river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir. The foundation of the project was laid in September 1984.
11. Dhauliganga Project
- Located on Dhauliganga River in Uttarakhand.
12. Farakka Barrage
- The basic aim of the Farakka Barrage is to preserve and maintain Calcutta port and to improve the navigability of the Hooghly river.
- It consists of a barrage across the Ganga at Farakka, another barrage at Jangipur across the Bhagirthi, a 39-km long feeder canal taking off from the right bank of the Ganga at Farakka and tailing into the Bhagirathi below the Jangipur barrage, and a road-cum-rail bridge have already been completed.
13. Gandak Project (Bihar and U.P)
- This is a joint venture of India and Nepal as per agreement signed between the two governments on Dec 4, 1959.
- Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are the participating Indian States. Nepal would also derive irrigation and power benefits from this project.
14. Hirakud Project (Odisha)
- It is the first of a chain of three Dams planned for harnessing the Mahanadi.
15. Idukki Hydro-Electric Project
- It is a giant hydro-electric project of Kerala and one of the biggest in the country, constructed with Canadian assistance.
- The project envisages to harness Periyar waters, has three major dams, the 169 m high Idukki arch dam across Periyar river, 138 m high Cheruthoni Dam across the tributary of Cheruthoni river and 99.9 m high Kulamavu Dam.
16. Jayakwadi Dam (Maharashtra)
- The 10-km-long Jayakwadi dam on the Godavari is Maharashtra’s largest irrigation project located near Paithan.
17. Kalpong Hydro-Electric Project
- This is the first hydel power plant of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
18. Kakrapara Project
- It is situated on the Tapti near Kakrapara, 80 km upstream of Surat. The project is financed by the Gujarat Government.
19. Koel Karo Project
- The project envisages construction of earthen dam across river south Koel at Basia in Bihar and another dam over north Karo at Lohajimi.
20. Kol Project
- The 600 MW project is to be located on the Satluj, 6 km upstream of the Dehar Power House on the Beas-Satluj link project in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
21. Kosi Project
- This project will serve Bihar and Nepal.
- The Kosi rises in Nepal, passes through Bihar and joins the Ganges.
- The river is subject to heavy floods. Two dams are to be built across it.
22. Nagarjunasagar Project
- This Project is a venture of Andhra Pradesh for utilizing water of the Krishna River.
- The Nagarjunasagar Dam was inaugurated on Aug 4, 1967. It is situated near Nandikonda village in Miryalguda Taluk of Nalgonda district.
23. Nathpa-Jhakri Hydro-Electric Project
- India’s largest hydro-electric project, it is located at Nathpa Jhakri in Himachal Pradesh.
- It is built on Satluj River.
24. Parambikulam Aliyar Project
- It is a joint venture of Tamil Nadu and Kerala States.
- It envisages construction of seven inter-connected reservoirs by harnessing rivers including two major rivers viz., Parambikulam on the western slopes of Annamalai Hills and Aliyar on the eastern slopes.
25. Parappalar Dam
- On river Parappalar , about 75 km from Madurai in Palni taluk (Tamil Nadu), was inaugurated on August 30, 1976.
26. Parvati Valley Project
- It is the first inter-State hydel power project of India.
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi have joined hands with Himachal Pradesh to set up the project.
- It will be built near Kullu, on Parvati river, a tributary of Beas.
27. Periyar Valley Scheme (Kerala)
- The scheme envisages the construction of a masonry barrage 210.92 metres long across the river Periyar near Alwaye, in Ernakulam district.
28. Rajasthan Canal Project
- It is a bold venture of bringing irrigation to a desert area. The project, which uses water from the Pong dam, consists of 215-km long Rajasthan feeder canal (with the first 178 km in Punjab and Haryana and the remaining 37 km in Rajasthan) and the 467-km long Rajasthan main canal lying entirely in Rajasthan.
29. RANJIT SAGAR DAM PROJECT
- The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Punjab Irrigation Department on the Ravi River on the border of two states of India, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. It is located upstream of the Madhopur Barrage at Madhopur.
30. Rihand Project (Mirzapur District—U.P)
- This project has been completed by the U.P. Government and comprises the construction of a concrete gravity dam across the Rihand River in Mirzapur District (U.P.) and a Power House at Pipri and necessary transmission lines.
- Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar is a part of this project.
31. Rongtong Project World’s Highest Hydro Power Project
- It is ringtone project that is situated in Kazan in the Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh. The project has helped transform the entire cold mountain desert into a lush greenbelt.
32. Salal Project
- It has been built on River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir.
33. Sankosh Hydel-Power Project
- India and Bhutan have signed an agreement for building of a gigantic Sankosh hydel power project. It will be one among the ten largest projects in Asia. The project is to be constructed near Kerabari in Gaylegphug district of Bhutan on Sankosh River.
34. Sanjay Vidyut (Hydel) Project
- It is Asia’s first fully underground Hydel Project. It harnesses the water of the Bhaba Khud, a tributary of the Satluj.
35. Sardar Sarovar Project
- The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada river in Navagam near Kevadiya, Narmada District, Gujarat in India. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supply from the dam.
- Height: 163 m
- Opened: 17 September 2017
36. Sawalkote Hydro Project
- The 600 MW project in Jammu & Kashmir is being built by a Norwegian consortium.
37. Sharavati Project (Karnataka)
- It is located 400 km from Bangalore near the Gersoppa falls; the Sharavati Project is one of the world’s major power projects, built by Indian engineers with American collaboration.
38. Srisailarn Project
- It is a massive power project, 110 km away from Nagarjunasagar in the upper reaches of the river Krishna.
39. Subarnarekha Project
- It is Rs 130-crore multipurpose project, which would, when completed, provide assured irrigation to 7,06,000 acres to the chronically drought-prone areas of Orissa and Bihar.
40. Tehri Dam Project
- The World’s fifth and Asia’s largest hydroelectric project has been constructed on river Bhagirithi, a tributary of Ganga in Tehri district of Uttaranchal. The height of the earth and rockfill dam is 260.5 m, making it the highest dam in the country. Once fully operational, the project will produce 1000 MW electricity.
41. Tungabhadra Project (Andhra And Karnataka)
- It is a joint undertaking by the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. The project comprises a dam across the Tungabhadra River near Mallapuram.
42. Ukai Project
- It is a power project of Gujarat equipped with power generating sets manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited was inaugurated on October 12, 1977. It has added a 540,000 KW of installed capacity to the State’s existing power network.
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