Major Power and Irrigation Projects:
Name of the Project Location State/ UT Purpose
Lower Sileru project River Sileru (Godavari) Andhra Pradesh Hydro-electricity
Sri Ram Sagar Project (Pochampadu Project) River Godavari Telangana Irrigation
Nagarjuna Sagar multipurpose project River Krishna Telangana, AP Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Ghataprabha project River Ghataprabha Karnataka Irrigation
Kosi project River Kosi Bihar Flood control, Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Kakarpara project River Tapi Gujarat Irrigation
Mahi project River Mahi Gujarat Irrigation
Damanganga River Damanganga Gujarat Irrigation and river link
Sardar Sarowar project River Narmada Gujarat, MP Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Bhakra-Nangal multipurpose project River Sutlej HP, Punjab, Haryana Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Dul Hasti project River Chenab J & K Hydro-electricity
Salal project River Chenab J & K Hydro-electricity
Damodar valley project River Damodar Jharkhand, WB Flood control, Irrigation
Sharavati project River Sharavati near Jog Falls Karnataka Hydro-electricity
Upper Krishna River Krishna Karnataka Irrigation
Tungabhadra multipurpose project River Tungabhadra Karnataka, AP Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Pamba River Pamba Kerala River conservation and Irrigation
Koyna project River Koyna Maharashtra Hydro-electricity
Bhima project River Bhima Maharashtra Irrigation
Girna River Girna Maharashtra Irrigation and river link
Loktak project River Loktak Manipur Hydro-electricity
Tawa Project River Tawa (Narmada) MP Irrigation
Omkareshwar River Narmada MP Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Hirakud multipurpose project River Mahanadi Orissa Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Thein Dam project River Ravi Punjab Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Rana Pratap Sagar Project River Chambal Rajasthan Hydro-electricity
Chambal Project River Chambal Rajasthan, MP Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Papanasam project River Tambiraparani Tamil Nadu Hydro-electricity
Kundah project River Kundah Tamil Nadu Hydro-electricity
Rihand scheme River Rihand UP Hydro-electricity
Gandak project River Gandak UP, Bihar Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Matatilla multipurpose project River Betwa UP, MP Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Tehri project River Bhagirathi (Ganga) Uttarakhand Hydro-electricity
Tapovan-Vishnugarh River Alaknanda Uttarakhand Hydro-electricity
Ramganga multipurpose project River Ramganga Uttarakhand Irrigation, Hydro-electricity
Farakka project Ganga West Bengal Irrigation
Major Thermal Power Stations:
Name of the Project Location State
Kothagudam project Singareni coalfields Telangana
Korba project Korba coalfields Chhattisgarh
Dhuvaran power station Kheda district Gujarat
Satpura power station Patharkada coal fields Madhya Pradesh
Talcher power station Talcher Orissa
Neyvelli power station Neyvelli Tamil Nadu
Obra power station Obra Uttar Pradesh
Nuclear Power Plants:
Name of the Nuclear Plant and Location
Tarapur (Maharashtra)
Kota/Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
Narora (UP)
Kalpakkam and Kudankulam (Tamil Nadu)
Kakrapara (Gujarat)
Kaiga (Karnataka)
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