Barakar River
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The Barakar River is a significant tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India, flowing through Jharkhand and West Bengal and known for its role in regional irrigation and hydroelectric projects.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Damodar Valley Corporation reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | near Dishergarh ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| crossesStateBorder | Jharkhand–West Bengal border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damOperator | Damodar Valley Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Damodar River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
Giridih
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hazaribagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Koderma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Jharkhand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Jharkhand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | coal-bearing region of eastern India ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Maithon Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Panchet Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tilaiya Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Gargi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sakri River NERFINISHED ⓘ Usri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
flood control projects
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| length | approximately 225 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Maithon DamPurpose |
flood control
ⓘ
power generation ⓘ |
| mouth | Damodar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Barakar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maithon NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Panchet DamPurpose | flood moderation ⓘ |
| partOf | Damodar Valley Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Chota Nagpur Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation | Hazaribagh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceState | Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
Jharkhand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture in Jharkhand
ⓘ
agriculture in West Bengal ⓘ |
| Tilaiya DamPurpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Damodar River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | industrial water supply ⓘ |
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