Brahamaputra Basin
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<strong>Brahamaputra</strong> <strong>Basin</strong><br />
3.2 Water resource projects<br />
Figure 5. Type and number of waterbodies<br />
Prior to independence, little thought was given towards water resources development in<br />
Brahmaputra valley. In the Brahmaputra <strong>Basin</strong> the development of irrigation so far has been mostly<br />
through minor irrigation works such as small diversion works near the foothills to feed irrigation<br />
channels, lift irrigation schemes from rivers and streams in the hill region, tanks, and a few wells and<br />
tube wells. The total live storage capacity of projects and the live storage capacity of completed<br />
projects in this basin are 11.68 BCM & 2.326 BCM respectively (Combined with Barak & others<br />
basin). The distribution of the water resources projects of Brahmaputra basin are listed in the Table<br />
8.<br />
Table 8. Number of water resources projects<br />
Sl. No. Type of Projects Number of Projects<br />
1 Major Irrigation Projects 8<br />
2 Medium Irrigation Projects 14<br />
3 ERM Projects 3<br />
4 Hydro-Electric Projects 17<br />
3.2.1 Major and medium irrigation projects<br />
Source: India-WRIS<br />
Brahmaputra basin spreads over states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya,<br />
Nagaland and Sikkim. The state wise status of the development of the water resources projects of<br />
this basin are described below:<br />
www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in 32
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