Jharkhand

Capital · Ranchi · a state of the Chota Nagpur plateau's forested hills and coalfields

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Rivers

Damodar80.1 km

Origin: Chhotanagpur Plateau, near Tori, Latehar district

Mouth: Joins the Hooghly in West Bengal

Major dams: Tenughat Dam, Panchet Dam, Maithon Dam

The Damodar Valley Corporation (1948), modelled on the American Tennessee Valley Authority, was independent India’s first multi-purpose river valley project.

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Subarnarekha80.1 km

Origin: Near Nagri village, Ranchi district

Mouth: Bay of Bengal near Talsari, Odisha

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Barakar80.1 km

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North Koel80.1 km

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South Koel80.1 km

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Sankh80.1 km

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Ramsar Wetland

Udhwa Lake Bird Sanctuary

Ramsar; Jharkhand | coord: estimated, unverified

Ramsar; Jharkhand.

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National Park

Betla NP

Palamau Tiger Reserve | coord: manually placed

Palamau Tiger Reserve.

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Wildlife Sanctuary

Dalma WLS

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Hazaribagh WLS

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Palkot WLS

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Dams & reservoirs

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Tenughat DamPanchet DamMaithon Dam