Various types of facilities are obtained by making big dams on the river valleys, such as electricity generation, irrigation, tourism, water transport, fisheries, industrial development, etc., are called multipurpose projects.
Objectives of India's multipurpose project
Objectives of India's multipurpose project
1- Production of hydroelectricity
2- Raising the underground water level
3- Stopping soil erosion
4- Water reaching the dry fields
5- Flood prevention
6- Water transport
7-Development as a tourist destination
8- Drying up the swamp
9- Facing drought
10 - Fishing
11- Providing water to industries and thermal power stations
12- Arrangement of drinking water
India's first multipurpose project
India's first multipurpose project - Damodar Valley Project