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vi) The Chambal River Project : The river flows through Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan. A barrage on the river has been constructed and an agreement on
water-sharing signed.
vii) The Narmada River Project : The river flows through Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Gujarat. A commission was constituted by the Government
of India, headed by A. N. Khosla, a renowned engineer. An agreement
was signed in 1965, but none of the States was satisfied because of short-
age of water for irrigation. A large project of dams on the tributaries with
potential of hydro-power was planned and designed by the Central Water
Commission, New Delhi with the consent of the three States. It was cleared
by the Government of India, but the dispute lingered owing to large-scale
submergence by the big reservoirs and the dire prospect of re-settlement of
a large population, to be affected by it. An environmental protection group,
led by Sunder Singh Bahuguna and Medha Patekar launched a movement
against high dams, ecological imbalance and also widespread submergence.
The Government of India constituted the Narmada Control Authority (NCA)
with experts, but the problem could not be solved. Very little progress on the
project has been achieved so far.
viii) The Cauvery River Project : The river flows through four southern States -
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh. A dam was constructed
at Almatti and an agreement reached in 1942 on sharing and distribution of
water in the four States. A growing need for more water compelled these
states to demand raising the height of the dam for storage of more water. The
Government of India agreed to meet this demand, but Andhra Pradesh dif-
fered on the quantity of water, demanded by the other States, as this would
leave much less water for it and the districts which were suffering badly for
want of water for yield of cotton, maize, bajra etc. would be affected more. So
in spite of a clear judgement of the Supreme Court about the release of specific
volume of water for Andhra Pradesh, the disputes continued and the problems
remained unattended.
ix) The Damodar River Project : The river flows through Bihar and West Bengal.
Dams were constructed on the river and its tributaries - Barakar, Maithan,
Panchet, Konar and Tilaiya- for irrigation and hydro-power generation for
these two and other adjoining States. The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)
was set up by the Government of India to implement schemes and remain
responsible for their operation, maintenance and distribution of water. The
scheme is shown in Fig. 13.2.
x) The Mayurakshi River Project : The river also flows through Bihar and West
Bengal. A dam was constructed at Masanjore on Bihar-Bengal border for
irrigation as well as power generation.
xi) The Subarnarekha River Project : The river flows through Bihar, Orissa and
West Bengal. A scheme was conceived for storage and distribution of water
for irrigation through a network of canals within the three States. The work
was in progress in 2008.