Multipurpose river valley projects, once referred to by Jawahar Lal Nehru as ‘Temples of Modern India’, present an integrating system of controlling floods, generation of hydroelectricity, irrigation, developing fishery and tourists sports, boating, navigation and draining away extra water. These projects aim at the all-around development of river valleys.

Multipurpose River Valley Projects
Project | River | Purpose | Beneficiary States |
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Beas Project | Beas | Power and Irrigation | Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh |
Bhakra Nangal Project | Sutlej | Power and Irrigation | Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan |
Chambal Project | Chambal | Power and Irrigation | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan |
Damodar Valley | Damodar | Power, Irrigation and flood control | Jharkhand and Paschim Banga |
Durgapur Barrage | Damodar | Irrigation and navigation | Karnataka, Paschim Banga and Jharkhand |
Farakka Project | Ganga, Bhagirathi | Power, Irrigation Power and Irrigation | Paschim Banga, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal |
Gandak River Project | Gandak | Power and Irrigation | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal |
Hirakud | Mahanadi | Power and Irrigation | Odisha |
Iddukki Project | Periyar | Hydroelectricity | Kerala |
Kakrapara | Tapti | Irrigation | Gujarat |
Kosi Project | Kosi | Flood Control, Power and Irrigation | Bihar and Nepal |
Kundah Project | Kundah | Hydroelectricity and Irrigation | Tamil Nadu |
Mahanadi Delta Project | Mahanadi | Irrigation | Odisha |
Mahi Project | Mahi | Irrigation | Gujarat |
Malaprabha Project | Malaprabha | Irrigation | Karnataka |
Mandi Project | Beas | Irrigation | Himachal Pradesh |
Matatilla Project | Betwa | Multipurpose power and Irrigation | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
Nagarjunasagar Project | Krishna | Power and Irrigation | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
Poochampad Project | Godavari | Irrigation | Telangana |
Rajasthan Canal Project | Sutlej, Beas and Ravi | Irrigation | Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab |
Ramganga Multipurpose Project | Chisot Stream near Kala | Power and Irrigation | Uttar Pradesh |
Rihand Scheme | Rihand | Hydroelectricity | Uttar Pradesh |
Shivasamudram Project | Cauveri | Irrigation | Karnataka |
Tawa Project | Narmada [Tawa] | Irrigation | Madhya Pradesh |
Tehri Dam Project | Bhilagana, Bhagirathi | Hydroelectricity | Uttarkhand |
Thein Project | Ravi | Irrigation | Punjab |
Tungabhadra Project | Tungabhadra | Power and Irrigation | Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
Ukai Project | Tapti | Power and Irrigation | Gujarat |