Answer» - The Bhakra – Nangal Project is a joint venture of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. It has been named after the two dams constructed at Bhakra and Nangal on the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh.
- Flood control, irrigation facilities, hydel power generation, promote afforestation.
- The main objectives of the project are :
- Flood control
- Irrigation facilities
- Hydel power generation
- Promote afforestation
- Soil Conservation etc.
- The Bhakra dam is constructed across the Sutlej river at Bhakra in Himachal Pradesh.
- It is 518 meters long & 226 metres high.
- The Reservoir created by the Bhakra-dam covers an area of 173.8 knv and has a gross storage capacity of 9,867 million cubic metres. This reservoir is called the ‘Govindsagar’.
- The canals have a total length cf about 1104 kms, & their length of their distributaries is 3,360 kms.
- They provide irrigation to 27.4 Lakh hectares of land-in Haryana, Rajasthan and some parts of Punjab.
- The Nangal dam is constructed across the Sutlej river at Nangal, 13 kms below the Bhakra dam.
- It is 305 metres long and 29 metres high.
- The Nangal canal irrigates 26.4 lakh hectares of land in Haryana and 50.2 lakh hectres of land in Punjab.
- This project plays an important role on Agriculture in the North Western part of India by providing irrigation where rainfall is scanty.
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