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29th February 2016, 04:52 PM
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Advantages of Damodar Valley Corporation
Hello, I want to know the details of the benefits of the Damodar Valley Corporation. Will you please provide me?
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29th February 2016, 05:50 PM
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Re: Advantages of Damodar Valley Corporation
Hello, here I am providing you the details of the benefits of the Damodar Valley Corporation as under: About the corporation: The Damodar Valley Corporation is public company which operates several power stations in the Damodar River area of West Bengal, India. The company operates both thermal power station and hydel power dams under the Indian Ministry of Power. Benefits from the Project: Flood control in the flood prone areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Irrigation facilities to about 5.15 lakh hectares of land. Installed capacity of 2, 60,000 KW of hydroelectricity at various dam sites. Check on soil erosion through regulated flow of water. Additional land reclamation for agriculture. Navigation in Damodar River, its tributaries and channels. Promotion of public health through control on malaria and other diseases as a result of proper drainage of water. Encouragement to fishing in the reservoirs and other water bodies. Promotion of tourism. The project has provided a broad industrial base to the area. Services Electricity generation and Transmission Distribution Production Soil conservation DVC plants: Coal plants: Bokaro Thermal Power Station B Chandrapura Thermal Power Station Durgapur Thermal Power Station Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Station Mejia Thermal Power Station Koderma Thermal Power Station Bokaro Thermal Power Station- A Raghunathpur Thermal Power Station Hydel power plants: Tilaiya Dam Maithon Dam Panchet Dam Contact details: Damodar Valley Corporation DVC Towers, VIP Road, Kolkata, West Bengal 700054 Phone:033 2355 7931 |
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