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Damodar River is a rain-fed river in India that flows across Jharkhand and West Bengal. It was known as the River of Sorrows for its devastating floods, but now it is a major source of coal and steel production.
Damodar River, river in northeastern India, rising with its many tributaries, notably the Bokaro and Konar, in the Chota Nagpur plateau of south-central Bihar state. It follows a generally eastward course for 368 miles (592 km) through West Bengal to join the Hugli (Hooghly) River southwest of.
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Aug 28, 2024 · The Damodar River, a tributary of the Hugli River, flows from west to east through West Bengal and Jharkhand. The project’s objectives include water supply for domestic and industrial use, flood control, and transmission of electrical energy.
Mar 13, 2020 · Damodar. The Damodar River is one of the most important rivers in West Bengal and Jharkhand. The river has its source close to the Chandwa village in Palamau district of Jharkhand in India. The...
- History of Pollution in Damodar River
- DVC’s Role Under Question
- No Data on Health Impact
- How Efficient Is DVC in Controlling Floods?
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Because of its cleanliness and purity at its origin point, the river is also called Devnad, particularly in Jharkhand. It flows across some of the most mineral rich regions of India which could be a boon for states like Jharkhand and West Bengal. But instead, the mining activities are a curse for the river and also for the people living near it. Th...
DVC was primarily established for flood control and other subsidiary purposes like irrigation, power production etc. With passing time, it has emerged as a major power production company. In Damodar valley, DVC has seven thermal and two hydro power plants. Fly-ash coming out of thermal power plants is one of the major reasons for pollution on the D...
Rakesh Kumar Singh, a trustee of LIFE, an organisation working on environmental issues also provides technical support to DBA, said that Damodar River is the lifeline of Jharkhand and it has a huge impact on the lives of local people in direct and indirect ways. River water is getting contaminated with fly ash, which is full of poisonous substances...
This year, around half a dozen districts of West Bengal faced serious floods after incessant rain in mid-July and August. An agitated West Bengal CM, Mamta Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and made several serious allegations against DVC. She held DVC responsiblefor floods in West Bengal which led to death of 15 people and displacemen...
Damodar River, also known as Devnad, is a lifeline for millions of people in Jharkhand and West Bengal, but it faces severe pollution and floods due to industrial and urban activities. Learn about the history, challenges and solutions for the "sorrow of Bengal" from this article.
Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow of Bengal because of the ravaging floods it caused in the plains of West Bengal.
The Damodar River is a river in India that flows through West Bengal and Jharkhand. It is nicknamed "the Sorrow of Bengal" because of the floods in the plains of West Bengal caused by the monsoon rain.
