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2012Dams and ProjectsIndia is a land of many rivers. Dams and projects are built on these rivers to extend irrigation facilities,generateelectricity,controlfloodandtoprovidedrinkingwater.Given below are the pictures of some dams and projects of India. Read the descriptions and write their names with the help of the Clue Box.Rongtong, situated in Spiti Valley, is the Asia%u2019s highest hydropower project.File-O-Fact14253It is a project built on the Kosi River. It provides power, water for irrigation andcontrolsfloodinBihar......................................ItistheAsia%u2019sfirst,fullyunderground hydel project built in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh......................................It is the largest dam of India built on Bhilangna and Bhagirathi rivers in Uttarakhand......................................It is a hydroelectric project, built on Chandrabhaga River, a tributary of Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir......................................It is a project built on Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers. It was previously called the Rajasthan Canal Project......................................Indira Gandhi Canal, Tehri Dam, Kosi Project, Sanjay Vidyut Project, Dul Hasti ProjectClue Box

