The Damodar Valley Project. The Damodar River in Dihar is known as the River of Sorrow; during the monsoon its floods cause death and destruction on a gigantic scale. The Damodar Valley Project is combating this with a series of dams on the river and its tributaries, and a barrage across the confluence of the Damodar and the Barakar Rivers.
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ACMI Identifier
322705
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dams - Design and Construction
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rivers - India
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Floods
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Monsoons
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - India
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Regulation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - India
Documentary → Documentary films - India
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Death
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Death
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)