Q. In what year was India’s first multipurpose river valley project Damodar Valley Corporation launched?
Answer: 1948
Notes: Damodar Valley Corporation, lauded as India’s first multipurpose river valley project, was launched in 1948. Designed along the lines of the Tennessee Valley Authority of the United States, this project strove to manage flood control, provide irrigation, generate hydroelectric power and offer other benefits. Its significant impact accrued primarily in parts of Jharkhand and West Bengal.