The Matatila Hydel Project is on which river?

Matatia Hydel Project

• It is located in the Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh and is on the left bank of the river Betwa.
• The Betwa river rises from Bhopal in the Vindhyan plateau and is entirely a rain-fed river.
• The dam was constructed in the year 1957 for the purpose of irrigation.
• The climate on the dam is extreme in both the seasons i.e. the temperature rises very high in summers, sometimes reaches even 50°C, and is very low during winters.
• The Hydel Project has an installed capacity of 30.6MW with a catchment area of 8000 sq. miles and reservoir capacity of 4000 M. Cu. Ft. full level.

Additional Information

Other dams on Betwa river are - Rajghat Dam, Parichha Dam, and Dhurwara Dam.

Dam on Tapi river

• Ukai Dam (Vallabh Sagar)
• Dams on Mahanadi dam :
• Dudhwa Dam
• Gangrel Dam (Ravishankar Sagar)
• Hirakud Dam
• Sondur Dam

Dams on Koyna river

• Koyna Dam