Originating in the amarkantak plateau of madhya pradesh, the narmada is the fifth largest river of india and the largest among the west flowing rivers of the peninsula. The catastrophic effects of the big projects on environment. Whereas it is expedient to provide for the establishment and regulation of a corporation for the development of the damodar valley in the provinces of bihar and west bengal. A report of the vocational training at mejia thermal power station p. Sandstowing head is a jharia colliery damodar valley project in 1949. Narmada valley development authority nvda concerns narmada river, the river of madhya pradesh.
Damodar valley corporation dvc by sumanth bc on prezi. One barrage was constructed at durgapur and commissioned during 19531959. The total mining lease area is 460 ha, out of which 350 ha will be used for mining, 63 ha area for external dump, 11. Damodar valley corporation, popularly known as dvc, came into being on july 7, 1948 by an act of the constituent assembly of india act no. Dvc is headquartered in the city of kolkata, west bengal, india. Nowadays ga questions are asking from various section in different views. The water resource management of the damodar valley corporation project for irrigation purposes has been examined to reveal that illegal canal water utilisation has been increasing over the years. Tilaiya, konar, maithon and panchet were constructed in the upper valley and a barrage at durgapur in the middle valley segment instead of eight dams as proposed in the original plan due to shortage of funds. The irrigated area of damodar valley project is a 4. Hence the first task was to try and set boundaries that were more achievable and such that some. With 87% of its catchment area lying in madhya pradesh, it becomes all the more important for the state to exploit this enormous water resource. Central valley historic mapping project introduction in 2001, the us fish and wildlife service usfws and the u.
This case was created by the international dimensions of ethics education in science and engineering ideese project at the university of massachusetts amherst with support from the national science foundation under grant number 0734887. To set this templates initial visibility, the state. Voorduin, an engineer with the tennesse valley authority tva in the usa. Location of damodar river basin it is located in gangatic plane of north india, covers 25,000 sq. India second damodar valley corporation project english. A report of the vocational training at mtpsdvc for mechanical only 1. May 26, 2014 in this project known as damodar valley project dvp, four big dams viz. Bokaro, barakar and konar are its important tributaries. Floods have swollen the damodar the sailing boats cannot sail oh. The second damodar valley corporation project in india will provide financing for the cost of material and equipment for powerhouses, dams and barrages, earthmoving machinery, and engineering services.
Damodar flood enquiry committee suggested a comprehensive plan. The first dam was built across the barakar river, a tributary of the damodar river at tilaiya in 1953. The damodar valley corporation kumud bhushan ray, m. A case study of madikheda dam project is carried out, which. Damodar valley corporation dvc is an indian governmental organization which operates in the damodar river area of west bengal and jharkhand states of india. To be a leading integrated power major while discharging mandated responsibilities towards flood control, irrigation, water supply and soil conservation with a firm commitment to the socioeconomic development of the damodar valley read more. Afforestation dvc has brought around more than 2, 00,000 ha of forest and waste land under forest cover through its afforestation programme. In presentday parlance, he was the minister for labour and public works of the union of india. It is modelled on the tennessee valley authority of the usa. Regional planning and develovpment a case study of damodar valley region jagan. The british administrator, ww hunter, in his statistical account of bengal 1876 described damodar floods. We have collected some important water projects in india.
Damodar valley corporation indian corporation britannica. It was started in 1973 by an ngo led by school teachers and the kerala sastra sahithya parishadkssp to save the silent valley from being flooded by a hydroelectric project. Multipurpose projects in india iasmania civil services. Multipurpose river valley projects and alternate water supply. The damodar valley corporation dvc was established on 18th february, 1948 to execute the damodar valley project. The narmada valley development project is the single largest river development scheme in india.
Mar 15, 2015 it is a case study on the narmada river valley project, it includes impact of dams on environment, other examples, critical acclaim and facts and figures related to the nrvp, and also many more details. Maithon dam and the damodar river valley project, west. Damodar, though a small river, was called the river of sorrow owing to devastating floods it caused. Originally, four main multipurpose dams were planned at tilaiya, konar, maithon and panchet. Allocation of expenditure chargeable to project on main objects. The dam was constructed under the highly popular and ambitious multipurpose river valley project, called the damodar valley corporation dvc. It is modeled on the tennessee valley authority of the united states. Narmada valley project latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. It flows from chhotanagpur in jharkhand to west bengal. An advocate of human rights, patkar founded her campaigns on two basic tenets in the indian. Today, dams are built not just for irrigation but for electricity generation, water supply for domestic and industrial uses, flood control, recreation, inland navigation and fish breeding. Narmada valley project of india your article library. Dvc damodar valley corporation dwris development of water resources information system eac expert appraisal committee efc expenditure finance committee ehrms electronichuman.
The damodar valley project was conceived for the unified development of irrigation, flood control, promotion of navigation and power generation in west. The major dams of the damodar river valley of the dvc project can able to moderate or reduce high magnitude of flood of the river valley, but this can lead to increase. Damodar valley project covers an area of about 24,235 square kilometers and benefits two states that are biharand west bengal. Tilaiya, konar, maithon and panchet were constructed in the upper valley.
Nangal project water is being used both for hydel power production and irrigation. And whereas in pursuance of section 103 of the government of india act, 1935, 26 geo. In this project known as damodar valley project dvp, four big dams viz. Damodar valley corporation dvc is an indian governmental organization which operates in. Damodar valley corp company profile and news bloomberg. Narmada dam project natural environment agriculture.
The impact of the damodar valley project on the environmental. This popular bhadu song in the damodar valley region narrates the troubles faced by people owing to the flooding of damodar river known as the river of sorrow. The tva approach at the symposium of the na tional institute of sciences on multipurpose projects on river valleys, held in calcutta on august 45. It observes that even over a longer temporal scale, the changes unleashed by large water control projects have significant and gendered impacts on agrarian societies. The narmada valley dam projects university of michigan. India technical report on the damodar valley corporation bokaro konar project english abstract. The volume of average annual flow of water is 40,700 million cubic metres, 90 per cent of which flows during. Jump to navigation jump to search initial visibility. Apr, 2020 reliance infrastructure wins rs 1,250 crore arbitration award against damodar valley corporation 23 dec, 2019, 01. Ambedkar, the architect of damodar valley corporation. Pdf multipurpose projects serve as a flood controlleris.
The technical report on the damodar valley corporation bokaro konar project in india will assist in financing part of the damodar river development. Website of damodar valley corporation national portal of. The corporation operates several thermal plants and hydroelectric dams not only in jharkhand but also in neighbouring west bengal. This plan was based on the memorandum submitted by w. This project is handled by damodar valley corporation. The damodar valley covers an area of 24,235 sq km in jharkhand and west bengal. Pdf state and the community in water management case of. Pdf damodar valley corporation, the missed oppertunity sujit. It is one of the largest hydroelectric projects in the world and will displace approximately 1. In sardar sarovar project ssp in the state of gujarat and the narmada sagar project nsp in the state of madhya pradesh are, at present, the nvps major constituents. Panchet dam is an earthen dam constructed on damodar river at panchet. Damodar valley corporation, the missed oppertunity. A report of the vocational training at mtpsdvc for.
Government of india goi, government of west bengal gowb and government of. Narmada valley project blogs, comments and archive news on. India technical report on the damodar valley corporation. Bureau of reclamation bor contracted with the california state university, chico research. Narmada dam project free download as powerpoint presentation.
To prevent floods, to supply hydroelectric power to bihar and west bengal, to have a canal for navigation and to supply water for irrigation, the damodar. The narmada river, which originates at the town of shahdol in the state of madhya pradesh, flows for 1,300 km through gujarat, maharashtra and madhya pradesh the three states of western and central india and empties into the arabian sea. In that capacity ambedkar was actually the architect of the damodar valley corporation which was the first river valley project in india. Damodar valley statecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. This paper aims to discuss the impact of multipurpose river valley projects on economy and the environment of the areas affected by it. Damodar valley corporation, popularly known as dvc, came into being on july 7, 1948, by an act of the constituent assembly of india act no. A case study of the damodar valley corporation and its projects united nations economic commission for asia and the far east the damodar river basin straddles the states of bihar and west bengal, india, and originates west of. The damodar valley corporation, popularly known as dvc, is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent india. The damodar valley corporation economic and political weekly. Maithon dam and the damodar river valley project, west bengal. Notwithstanding repeated corporation requests for funds for continuing project investigations of the aiyar project, leading to its construction, the. According to the narmada valley development authority nvda, madhya pradesh houses 87% of the basin, maharashtra 2%, and gujarat 11%.
Explore narmada valley development project profile at times of india for photos, videos and. Important river valley projects in india facts about india. Save silent valley was a social movement aimed at the protection of silent valley, an evergreen tropical forest in the palakkad district of kerala, india. Multipurpose river valley project under damodar valley corporation dvc was initiated by the government of india for the entire basin in 1948.
The damodar valley corporation dvc is the most prominent multipurpose power project of jharkhand. Vision to foster integrated development of damodar valley command area and achieve par excellence in its multifaceted activities of control. Sep 30, 2012 the narmada river and its tributaries form the narmada basin which drains 37,542 square miles, or 98,795 square kilometers, of land. Damodar valley corporation act, 1948 and as per the decision of the appellate tribunal for electricity dated 23. Indian geographymcqs indialocation statescapitals himalayas indiarivers peninsular plateau indogangetic plains deserts eastern ghats western ghats eastern and western plains national parks india projects temples. Reliance infrastructure wins rs 1,250 crore arbitration award against damodar valley corporation 23 dec, 2019, 01. Damodar river damodar valley damodar valley corporation. Xiv of 1948 an act to provide for the establishment and regulation of a corporation for the development of the damodar valley in the provinces of bihar and west bengal. Press release damodar valley corporation january 08, 2019. The overall project was taken as the first river valley project in post independent india that included a number of dams, hydro power stations and a. Expenditure on objects other than irrigation, power and flood control. The narmada valley project nvp is made up of plans for 30 major, 6 medium and 3,000 minor dams in india. The company produces, transmits, and distributes power, as well as offers water management, mining, and.
As a member of the viceroys executive council, dr b. Xiv of 1948 as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent india. Damodar valley corporation operates as power generation company. Panchet dam and the damodar valley project, jharkhand. Panchet dam and the damodar valley project, jharkhand, india. Damodar valley project is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent india. Dvc, a multipurpose river valley project, was set up as a statutory corporation under a special act of parliament, damodar valley corporation act, 1948 dvc act.
The potential scope of the project was so vast, that to do justice to an area as large as the damodar basin would have taken a few lifetimes. Following are the important river valley projects in india. Damodar valley corporation, popularly known as dvc, came into being on july 7, 1948 by an act of the constituent assembly act no. The corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stations under the ministry of power, govt of india. Tilaiya, konar, maithon and panchet were constructed in the upper valley and a barrage at durgapur in the middle valley segment instead of eight dams as proposed. It flows more or less in the west to east direction through jharkhand and west bengal. The damodar river is a tributary of the hugli river. Latest and breaking news on narmada valley development project.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. And, according to many environmentalists, it is also its most controversial. Indias narmada valley hydro project by veena gokhale indias narmada valley project a series of 3,200 dams to be built over a century on the narmada river in the western part of the country is the countrys biggest irrigation scheme. Maithon dam and the damodar river valley project, west bengal, india. The title of the study was socioindustrial metabolism of the damodar valley area. Vision to foster integrated development of damodar valley command area and achieve par excellence in its.
The scheme essentially involved construction of dams along the length of the river, so that the flow could be better harnessed for agriculture and industry. Dams were traditionally built to impound rivers and rainwater that could be used later to irrigate agricultural fields. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Ever since the inception of dvc, it was fully recognized that the completion of the four dams would not provide adequate flood protection in the lower valley. Pdf damodar valley corporation, the missed oppertunity. India second damodar valley corporation project english abstract. Narmada valley development project dam building project. Multipurpose projects commissioned in india has already derived impressive results in respect of creation of irrigation potential and also in the generation of hydroelectric power. The overall project was taken as the first river valley project in post independent india that included a number of dams, hydro. Gender impacts, canal irrigation, damodar valley corporation, floods, large dams, west bengal, india.
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