Major Irrigation and Electrical Projects in Madhya Pradesh

By Trupti Thool|Updated : June 13th, 2022

This article is about the Major Irrigation and Electrical Projects in Madhya Pradesh. This article will help students to achieve more marks in various state exams like MPPSC, MP Vyapam, MP Jail Prahari, MP Police, etc. There will be 4-5 questions could be asked related to Major Irrigation and Electrical Projects in Madhya Pradesh. There are some related facts that are important for upcoming MP State Exams. 

Major Irrigation and Electrical Projects in Madhya Pradesh

Project

Location

Facts

Chambal Valley Project

Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

  • Started in 1953-54.
  • Joint project of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
  • Electricity production- 386 megawatt
  • It provides irrigation and drinking water facilities.

Gandhi Sagar Dam

Mandsaur (Bhanpura tehsil) 

  • Started in 1954.
  • It provides irrigation facilities in Mandsaur, Ratlam and Neemuch districts.

Kota Barrage Dam

Kota (Rajasthan)

  • Irrigation facilities in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
  • Established in 1953

Narmada Valley Project

Navagam, Gujarat

  • It is a joint irrigation project of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
  • 27.55 lakh hectare area got irrigated.
  • 29 large, 136 medium and 3000 small irrigation facilities.

Indira Sagar Project

Punasa village (Khandwa)

  • Started in 1983.
  • Irrigated 27 lakh hectare area and produced 1000 megawatt electricity.

Sardar Sarovar Project

Navagam, Gujarat

  • Started in 1961.
  • Second highest dam in India.
  • Irrigated 18.45 lakh hectare area and produced 1450 megawatt electricity.

Maheshwar Dam

Maheshwar village (Khargone)

  • It is situated on Narmada river.
  • Electricity production-  400 megawatt

Omkareshwar Project

Khandwa

  • Khandwa, Khargone and Dhar districts benefited.
  • Electricity production-  520 megawatt

Rani Avanti Bai Sagar or Bargi Project

Jabalpur

  • Electricity production-  90 megawatt
  • 2.5 lakh hectare area irrigated.

Thanwar Project

Mandla

  • Irrigated 1,812 hectare area

Barna Project

Raisen district

  • Established with the help of World Bank
  • Irrigated 48, 805 hectare area of Raisen and 11,695 hectare area of Sehore.

Kolar Project

Sehore

  • Established with the help of World Bank
  • Irrigated 7,800 hectare area.

Sukta Project

Khandwa and Burhanpur

  • Also known as Bhagwant Sagar Project.
  • Irrigated 18, 583 hectare area.

Choral Project

Indore

  • First Inter-valley project of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Irrigated 5000 hectare area. 

Jobat/ Chandra Shekhar Azad Project

Alirajpur

  • Irrigated 9,848 hectare land of Alirajpur and Dhar districts.

Maan Project

Dhar

  • Irrigated 15000 hectare area of Dhar and Jhabua districts.

Ban Sagar Project

Shahdol

  • Joint initiative of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
  • Established in 1978.

Matiyari Project

Mandla

  • Drinking water facility in Mandla and Dindori.

Sanjay Sarovar Project

Seoni

  • It is Asia’s largest and world’s second largest Earthen dam.

Matatila Dam

Lalitpur (Uttar Pradesh)

  • Joint initiative of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
  • Beneficiary districts- Jhansi, Jalaun, Hamirpur, and Gwalior

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FAQs

  • Of the total irrigated area in the Madhya Pradesh, canals contribute 10.51%, well and tube wells 42.56%, other sources 9.73% and tanks a mere 1.38%.

  • Morena district of Madhya Pradesh is having the highest percentage of the total irrigated sown area. About 58.74 percent of the cultivable area in the Morena district is irrigated.

  • Madhya Pradesh is known as the motherland of rivers as various rivers originate from here,these rivers play a crucial role in the irrigation of agrarian land of the state.

  • Wells and tube wells sources has highest proportion of irrigation in Madhya Pradesh.

  • Irrigation canal is an artificial channel that is the main waterway that brings irrigation water from a water source to the area to be irrigated.

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