How is important Multi–Project for India …

1.multipurpose project is a massive project which serves a variety of purposes like- flood control, fish breeding, irrigation, generation of electricity, soil conservation, etc. Shivanasamudra Dam (1902) is located on the Kaveri River and was the first hydropower project in India as well as Asia. -------OR---------- 2. A dam built across a river often serves more than one purpose at a time and is termed as a multipurpose project. Flood control, irrigation, hydroelectric generation, navigation, fishing and tourism etc are some of the chef aims of multipurpose project. ●Importance : ●Electricity generation, ●water supply for domestic ● industrial uses ●flood control ●inland navigation ●fish breeding etc., are some of the main importance of the multipurpose projects....