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English: WMP Ministry/August.49,A45aDamodar Valley Project (West Bengal and Bihar) is one of the most important shemes which are being executed by the Central Waterpower, Irrigation and Navigation Commission – India’s National agency, for the multipurpose utilization of water resources.The Anderson Weir on Damodar river in Burdwan District, West Bengal.
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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 [2] because of the ravaging floods it caused in the plains of West Bengal.
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Konar Dam is the second of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation. It was constructed across the Konar River, a tributary of the Damodar River in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand and opened in 1955. [1] The place has been developed as a recreational spot. [2]
The Konar originates near Sultana village on the Hazaribagh-Chatra Road. [1] Thereafter, the Konar with its tributary the Siwani drains a greater portion of the Hazaribagh plateau, and then descending through the barren wastes of scrub and jungle passes Gomia to receive the waters of the Bokaro River, shortly before it joins the Damodar River near Jaridih Bazar in Bokaro district.
The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India.Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for 225 kilometres (140 mi) across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, before joining the Damodar near Dishergarh in Asansol, Bardhaman district of West Bengal.