#River_India
▪️ Damodar river rises in the hills of the Chotanagpur plateau and flows through a rift valley.
▪️Damodar River is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
▪️Damodar River is known as Damudar
▪️The word damu stands for holy and da signifies water
▪️Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and
industrial activity
▪️ It has a number of tributaries and subtributaries, such as Barakar,
Konar, Bokaro, Haharo, etc
▪️The Barakar is the most important tributary of the Damodar
▪️Several dams have been constructed in the valley, for the generation of hydroelectric power
▪️The valley is called “the Ruhr of India”
▪️The first dam was built across the Barakar River, a tributary of the Damodar river
▪️It used to cause devastating floods as a result of which it earned the name "Sorrow of Bengal"
▪️Now the river is tamed by constructing numerous dams
▪️It joins the Hugli River 48 km below Kolkata
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