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❖ Subsequently, Damodar Valley Corporation Act (Act No. XIV of 1948) was passed by the Central Legislature, and Damodar Valley Corporation came into existence on 7 July 1948, as a government organization, as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India in Kolkata, West Bengal.

❖ WATER MANAGEMENT by DVC:

► Four multipurpose dams were constructed during 1948 to 1959:

► Maithon Dam​​Panchet Dam

► Tilaiya Dam​​Konar Dam

► 419 Million Cubic Meter of water is stored in the 4 DVC reservoirs to supply 680 cusec (19 cumec) of water to meet industrial, municipal and domestic requirements in West Jharkhand & West Bengal.

► Flood reserve capacity has been provided in these 4 reservoirs, which can moderate a peak flood of 18,395 cumec to a safe carrying capacity of 7,076 cumec.

► Irrigation Command Area (Gross): ​569,000 hectares

► Irrigation Potential Created: ​​364,000 hectares

► Canals: ​​​​​2,494 km

► 30,000 hectares of land in the upper valley is being irrigated, every year by lift irrigation with the water available from 16,000 (approx) check dams constructed by DVC.

Besides, there are numerous other benefits from this Corporation like power generation, flood control etc.

(Next time I may elaborate on the constitution and functions of other Boards.)