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IRRIGATION
Management and operation of Irrigation infrastructure
developed by DVC in the lower valley has been handed
over to the Govt. of West Bengal in 1964 on agency basis
and DVC provides water from its reservoirs, as per the
demand, for Rabi, Kharif as well as Boro cultivation in the
lower valley.
INDUSTRIAL & MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
Many Industries have come up in the Damodar Valley in
last few decades because of availability of power and water
in the region. Uptil now DVC provides water to around 131
industries from its reservoirs. In addition, water is drawn
by different Municipalities from the system. From the
inception till date the demand for water in the valley has
grown up considerably. Present actual quantity of water
drawn by different agencies is around 279 46 MGD.
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM STUDY OF DAMODAR -
BARAKAR BASIN
At the initiative of Damodar Valley Corporation, a core
Group comprising representative of CWC, DVC and Govt.
of Jharkhand has been formed by CWC to undertake a
fresh comprehensive system study of Damodar-Barakar
basin aiming tharnessing the remaining hydro potential
and unified development of the basin.
BALPHARI PROJECT
As part of the implementation of unified Development of
Damodar Valley in the 2nd stage, DVC has proposed to
construct one storage dam on the river Barakar at Balpahari
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in the State of Jharkhand between Tilaiya and Maithon
dams. The reservoir will have flood storage capacity of
2.16 Lakh ac-ft with conservation capacity of 2.10 Lakhs
ac-ft. The project when implemented will create potential
for irrigation of 42,000 acres and 100 cusec (54 MGD)
water supply to industries and Municipalities in the state of
Jharkhand. The project also envisages one conventional
hydroelectric unit of capacity 20 MW. The job of survey and
investigation followed by preparation of the Pre-Feasibility
report (PFR) has been entrusted to CWC, New Delhi
KONAR HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
Konar Dam was commissioned in 1954 for industrial water
supply (600 ac-ft/day) with penstock opening provided in
the dam body for installation of hydro-electric unit. NHPC,
Consultant of DVC recommended for one conventional
unit of capacity 3 MW in consideration of the distressed
condition of the Dam. Further, needful action towards final
project report is being taken by DVC.
AFFORESTATION & SOIL CONSERVATION
DVC started soil conservation works in the valley from
1949.
The Soil Conservation work of DVC is spread over in the
upper valiey comprising of the districts of Palamu, Ranchi,
Hazaribagh, Giridih, Kodarma, Bokaro, Chatra, Jamtara
and Dhanbad in the State of Jharkhand.
The nature of soil conservation works which are being
taken up are classified as (i) Afforestation; (ii) Upland
treatment, and (iii) Wasteland treatment.
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