NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS

  

Tarapur	In Maharashtra - India's oldest and biggest
Kalpakkam	In Tamil Nadu, called Indira Gandhi Nuclear Power Station
Rawatbhata	In Kota, Rajasthan
Narora	In Uttar Pradesh
Kaiga	In Karnataka
Kakrapara	In Gujarat
Kudankulam	In Tamil Nadu, under construction with the assistance of Russia

DAMS their RESERVOIRS

Gudha Dam	On Chambal in Rajasthan
Gandhi Sagar Dam	(MP) on Chambal
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam.	Rajasthan on Chambal
Jawahar Sagar Dam	on Chambal
Ukai Dam	Ukai Reservoir, on Tapti in Gujrat
Tilaiya Dam	Tilaiya Reservoir on Barakar River, Jharkhand
Konar Reservoir	on Damodar River, Jharkhand
Rihand Dam	Gobind pant sagar Reservoir,
Hirakud Dam	Hirakud Reservoir
Balimela Reservoir	On Sileru River, Orissa
Tandula Tank	On Mahanadi, Chattisgarh
Bhavani Sagar Reservoir	on Bhavani River, Tamil Nadu
Mettur Dam	On Cauvery Stanley Reservoir in Tamil Nadu
KRS Dam	KrishnaRajaSagara Reservoir, on Cauvery in Karnataka
Bhadra Dam	Bhadra Reservoir, on Bhadra River in Karnataka
Tunga Bhadra Dam	Tungabhadra Reservoir, On Tungabhadra River in Karn
Linganamakki Reservoir	On Sharavathi River In Karnataka
Koyna Dam	Koyna Reservoir, on Krishna River, Maharashtra
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam	Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir on Krishna, Andhra Pradesh
Nizam Sagar Dam	Nizam Sagar Reservoir, on Manjra in Andhra Pradesh

IMPORTANT RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS

Project Name	River Name
Bhakra Nangal Project	On Sutlaj in Punjab(Now in Himachal Pradesh). Highest in India. Ht 226 m. Reservoir is called Gobind Sagar Lake. Bhakra and Nangal are two separate projects.
Mandi Project	On Beas in HP
Chambal Valley Project	On Chambal in MP & Rajasthan. 3 dams are there: Gandhi Sagar Dam(MP), Rana Pratap Sagar Dam (Rajasthan) and Jawahar Sagar Dam.
Damodar Valley Project	On Damodar in Bihar. Based on Tennessee Valley Project, USA.
Hirakud Project	On Mahanadi in Orissa. World's longest dam: 4801m
Rihand Project	On Son in Mirzapur. Reservoir is called Govind Vallabh Pant reservoir.
Kosi Project	On Kosi in N.Bihar.
Mayurkashi Project	On Mayrukashi in WB.
Kakrapara Project	On Tapi in Gujarat.
Nizamsagar Project	On Manjra in AP.
Nagarjuna Sagar Project	On Krishna in AP
Tungabhadra Project	On Tungabhadra in AP & Karnataka
Shivasamudram Project	On Cauvery in Karnataka. It is the oldest river valley project of India.
Tata Hydel Scheme	On Bhima in Maharashtra
Sharavathi Hydel Project	On Jog Falls in Karnataka
Kundah & Periyar Project	In TN
Farakka Project	On Ganga in WB. Apart from power and irrigation it helps to remove silt for easy navigation.
Ukai Project	On Tapti in Gujarat
Mahi Project	On Mahi in Gujarat
Salal Project	On Chenab in J & K
Mata Tila Multipurpose Project	On Betwa in UP & MP
Thein Project	On Ravi, Punjab
Pong Dam	On Beas, Punjab
Tehri Project	On Bhgirathi, Uttaranchal
Sardar Sarovar Project	On Narmada, Gujarat/MP

INDUSTRIES IN INDIA

1	Cotton Textile	Most important industry in terms of employment and production of export goods. In Maharashtra (Mumbai, Sholapur, Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Wardha, Hajipur), Gujarat (Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhavnagar), Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore Manchestor of South India). Tamil Nadu has the largest number of cotton textile mills in India
2	Jute	India manufactures the largest quantity of jute goods in the world. Mainly located in West Bengal, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, UP, MP
3	Silk Textile	The location of silk industry is governed by two factors - prevalence of sericulture practices and availability of skilled labour. Karnataka is the leading producer, followed by West Bengal, Bihar, etc
4	Woollen Textiles	In Punjab (Dhariwal, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Ferozpur), Maharashtra (Mumbai), UP (Kanpur, Mirzapur, Agra, Tanakpur), etc
5	Iron and steel	Located near the sources of raw materials and fuel (coal). In Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Durgapur, Burnpur (W.B.), Bhadrwati (Karnataka), Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela (Orissa), Bhilai (Chhatisgarh), Salem (T.N.), Vishakhapatnam (A.P.)
6	Aluminium Smelting	Located mainly near the sources of raw materials, means of transport and cheap electricity. In Hirakud, Koraput (Orissa), Renukoot (UP), Korba (MP), Ratnagiri (Maharashtra), Mettur (TN), Alwaye
7	Copper Smelting	In Khetri, Alwar, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), Singhbhum (Jharkhand), Agnigundala (A.P.)
8	Heavy Machinery Machine Tools Industry	In Ranchi, Vishakapattnam, Durgapur, Tiruchirapalli, Mumbai, Naini it forms the basis for the manufacturing of industrial, defence equipments, automobiles, railway engines and electrical machinery. In Bangalore, Pinjore (Haryana), Kalamassery (Kerala), Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Srinagar, Ajmer.
9	Heavy Electrical Equipments	Power generation equipments. In Bhopal, Tiruchirapalli, Jammu, Ramchandrapuram (Hyderabad), Hardwar, Bangalore, and Jagdishpur (UP).
10	Railway Equipments	Locomotives: In Chittaranjan (WB), Varanasi, Jamshedpur, Bhopal. Coaches: Perambur(TN), Kapurthala (Punjab), also at Bangalore and Kolkata.
11	Ship Building	Hindustan Shipyard at Vishakhapatnam, Cochin Shipyard, Mumbai (Mazgaon Dock) and Kolkata (Garden Reach Workshop). For Indian Navy, only at Mazgaon
12	Cycles	In Mumbai, Asansol, Sonepat, Delhi, Chennai, Jalandhar and Ludhiana
13	Tractors	At Faridabad, Pinjore, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai
14	Fertilizers	The location of fertilizer industry is closely related to petro-chemicals. About 70% of the plants producing nitrogenous fertilizers use naphtha as raw material Naphtha is a by-product of oil refiners. Phosphate plants are dependent on mineral phosphate found in UP and MP. Now natural gas based fertilizer plants are also being set up. The Fertilizer Corporation of India (FCL) was setup up in 1961. National Fertilizer Limited (NFL) was set up in 1974. In Sindri (Bihar), Nangal, Trombay, Gorakhpur, Durgapur, Namrup, Cochin, Rourkela, Neyveli, Varanasi, Vadodara, Vishakhapattnam, Kota and Kanpur
15	Pharmaceuticals and Drugs	Antibiotics are prepared at Pimpri and Rishikesh. The Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited has 5 plants at Hyderabad, Rishikesh, Chennai, Gurgaon and Muzaffarpur. A number of other units are concentrated in Mumbai, Baroda, Delhi, Kolkata and Kanpur.
16	Pesticides	Delhi and Alwaye
17	Sugar Industry	UP, Maharashtra, AP, TN, Karnataka and Bihar
18	Aircraft	Hindustan Aeronautics India Ltd. Was formed by merging two aircraft factories at Bangalore and Kanpur. Four other factories are at Nasik, Hyderabad, Koraput (Orissa), Lucknow
19	Rubber Industry	Bareilly (UP), Baroda (Gujarat) - Synthetic Rubber Units, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Amritsar - Reclaimed Rubber Units

IMPORTANT CROPS INDIA

 IMPORTANT CROPS INDIA

Rice	West Bengal, Punjab, UP
Wheat	UP, Punjab, Haryana
Maize	Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Bajra	Rajasthan, Gujarat, UP
Jowar	Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, AP
Total Coarse cereals	Maharashtra, Karnataka, UP
Total Pulses	MP, UP, Maharashtra
Total foodgrains	UP, Punjab, West Bengal
Groundnut	Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
Rapeseed & Mustard	Rajasthan, UP, Haryana
Soyabean	Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
Sunflower	Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
Total oil seeds	MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
Sugarcane	UP, Maharashtra, Karnataka
Cotton	Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
Jute and Mesta	WB, Bihar, Assam
Tea	Assam, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh
Coffee	Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Rubber	Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
Silk	Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh.  In India all 4 varieties of silk are available; Mulberry, tussar, eri and muga. Mulberry is the main variety, while tussar is mainly found in Bihar.
Tobacco	Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka