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(i) Tehri Dam project (ii) Sardar Sarovar Dam project

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(i) Tehri Dam project:
m Tehri dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is a multi-purpose rock and earth filled embankment dam on the Bhagirathi river near Tehri in Uttarkhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India limited and the Tehri hydro-electric complex. The Tehri Dam with holds a reservoir for irrigation, municipal water supply and the generation of 1000 mega watts of hydro electricity.
(ii) Sardar Sarovar dam project: Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmadha river near Navagam. It is a part of Narmada valley project, a large hydraulic engineering project.
Benefits:
• Provides irrigation facilities.
• Drinking water supply.
• There are two power houses, red bed power house and canal head power house with an capacity of 1200 mw and 250 mw, respectively.
• It provides flood protection.
• Wild life sanctuaries are maintained.
• Development of fisheries. Water supply for industries.
• Protection of conserved forests.
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