The Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948 by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India (Act No. XIV of 1948). It is modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority of the USA. Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of India, Dr. B.C.Roy, chief minister of West Bengal and Sri Krishna Sinha, chief minister of Bihar, took personal interest to ensure early success of the project. The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India, and served as its first Parliament as an independent nation. ... TVA logo The Tennessee Valley Authority is a New Deal agency created to generate electric power and control floods in a seven-U.S.-state region around the Tennessee River Valley. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू, Javāharlāl NehrÅ«) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Scholar, Teacher) Nehru, was one of the most important leaders of the Indian Independence Movement and, as the head of the Indian National Congress, became the first Prime Minister of India when India won its... A young B.C.Roy Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (July 1, 1882 – July 1, 1962) [1] was the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. ... West Bengal   (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, Pōshchimbäŋgō) is a state in eastern India. ... Sri Krishna Sinha (Singh) (1887 – 1961) was Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946 – 1961). ... For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ...

The initial focus of the DVC were flood control, irrigation, generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, eco-conservation and afforestation, as well as job creation for the socio-economic well being of the people residing in and around areas affected by DVC projects. However, over the past few decades, power generation has gained priority. Other objectives of the DVC, however, remain part of its primary responsibility. The dams in the valley have a capacity to moderate peak floods of 650,000 to 250,000 ft³/s. DVC has created irrigation potential of 3640 square kilometres.

The first dam was built across the Barakar river, a tributary of the Damodar River at Tilaiya in 1953. The second one was built across the Konar river, another tributary of the Damodar river at Konar in 1955. Two dams across the rivers Barakar and Damodar were built at Maithon in 1957 and Panchet in 1959. Both the dams are some 8 km upstream of the confluence point of the rivers. These four major dams are controlled by DVC. Durgapur barrage was constructed downstream of the four dams in 1955, across the Damodar river at Durgapur in 1955, with head regulators for canals on either side for feeding an extensive system of canals and distributaries. In 1978, the Government of Bihar (that was before the formation of the state of Jharkhand) constructed the Tenughat dam across the Damodar river outside the control of DVC. DVC proposes to construct a dam across the Barakar river at Belpahari in Jharkhand state. There are hydro-electric power stations at Tilayia, Maithon and Panchet, with total installed capacity of 144 MW. The one at Maithon was India's first underground hydro-electric power station. Damodar River rises from the Chota Nagpur plateau of the Jharkhand state of India. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... | state_name=Jharkhand | | capital=Ranchi | latd = 23. ... The megawatt (symbol: MW) is a unit for measuring power corresponding to one million (106) watts. ...

DVC operates thermal power stations at Bokaro, Chandrapura, Durgapur and Mejia, with total derated capacity of 2745 MW. The power station at Bokaro was biggest in the country when it was built in the fifties. DVC is expanding its thermal power capacity and with the completion of its present plans by 2012 it would be generating more than 5000 MW of power. Bokaro is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India. ...

The total valley area covered by DVC activities is approximately 24,235 square kilometres The upper valley consists of the districts of Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Chatra, Dhanbad and Bokaro, and some sections of Palamau, Ranchi, Lohardaga and Dumka districts in the state of Jharkhand. The lower valley consists of the two districts of Bardhaman and Hughli, and some areas of the Howrah, Bankura, and Purulia districts in the state of West Bengal. Hazaribagh town is the divisional headquarters of South Chota Nagpur division and headquarters of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand state, India. ... Koderma is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India. ... Giridih, is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Giridih town is the district headquarters. ... Chatra is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India. ... Dhanbad is the headquarter of Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state, India. ... Bokaro is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand state, India. ... ... Ranchi (Hindi: रांची) is the capital city of Jharkhand state, India. ... Lohardaga is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India. ... Dumka is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India, with Dumka town as the district headquarters. ... Bardhaman (Bengali: বর্ধমান Bôrdhoman), is a city of West Bengal state in eastern India. ... Hooghly can refer to: the Hooghly River the town of Hooghly, now part of Hugli-Chinsura Hooghly District, a district containing the above town This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Howrah (also spelled Haora) is an industrial city in West Bengal, India. ... Bankura is a town in Bankura District. ... Purulia (also spelled Puruliya) is a town, and the district headquarters of Purulia district, located in West Bengal state, India. ...

The Corporation has its Head Office at Kolkata (previously Calcutta), has a full time Chairman and two part-time members, generally the Secretary of the Power Dept., of the states of West Bengal and Bihar representing their respective states.   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ...

References

• Homepage of DVC
• DVC, Power Utilities in West Bengal