Damodar Valley Corporation
Also called: DVC · Topic: Water Resources of India: Availability, Use and Conservation · NCERT: Class 10, Ch 3 "Water Resources"; Class 10, Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources"; Class 11, Ch 3 "Drainage System"; Class 12, Ch 4 "Water Resources"
Meaning
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) was set up on 7 July 1948. It was India's first multipurpose river valley authority, a body that develops a whole river basin. It was modelled on the USA's Tennessee Valley Authority. Its main task was to tame the Damodar, known as the "river of sorrow" because of its floods. It also provides irrigation and power.
Example
The DVC built dams at Tilaiya and Maithon on the Barakar, at Panchet on the Damodar, and at Konar. They control floods in the Damodar valley of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Don't confuse with
- Tennessee Valley Authority: this is the American model, set up in the USA. The DVC is the Indian body built on its pattern.
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- Multipurpose river project
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