The Damodar Valley Project (DVP), established in 1948, is widely regarded as the first major multi- purpose river valley project and an early example of integrated regional development planning in independent India. It was modelled after the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the United States and aimed at flood control, irrigation, power generation, and industrial development in the Damodar River basin, covering parts of West Bengal and Bihar (now Jharkhand).
Which of the following was the earliest regional planning exercise in India ?
Asked in OPSC CS Prelims 2016 · Topic: Planning (Regional Disparities and Balanced Regional Development)
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