Brahamaputra Basin
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<strong>Brahamaputra</strong> <strong>Basin</strong><br />
3.2.5 Multipurpose projects<br />
Multipurpose projects are very less in this basin. Only 2 multipurpose projects are there in this basin<br />
namely-<br />
a) Teesta Barrage St-I, Ph-I Subphase I Project (West Bengal), &<br />
b) Pagladiya Major Irrigation Project<br />
The Teesta barrage project St-I, Phase-I Subphase I envisages the creation of irrigation potential of<br />
527 Th.ha in six northern districts namely Darjeeling, Malda, Kochbihar, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur<br />
and South Dinajpur. Three power houses are constructed on Teesta canal off from Mahananda<br />
barrage, namely Teesta PH I, II, and III. The Power houses are loacted on the canal at 5 km, 21 km<br />
and 31 km from barrage, near Siliguri town in Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal. All the three power<br />
houses have 3 units of 7.5 MW each. The project was commissioned during 1997-99.<br />
Pagladia dam project is essentially a flood control and irrigation project with incidental hydropower<br />
generated from the canal release.<br />
(Details of both the projects are described under the Major and medium irrigation projects).<br />
3.2.6 Interstate projects<br />
There is no interstate project in the Brahmaputra basin.<br />
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