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Write about hydroelectric projects in India.

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India ranks fourth in terms of the number of dams. India has more than 4800 completed large dams and many more are being built. Some important dams in India are:

  • Bhakra-Nangal dam — on river Satluj.
  • Damodar Valley Project — on river Damodar in West Bengal
  • Farakka Barrage — on river Ganga in West Bengal,
  • Sardar Sarovar dam — on Narmada,
  • Hirakuddam — onMahanadi.
  • Nagarjuna Sagar and Idukki dams — on Krishna
  • Idukki dam — on Periyar in Kerala.
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