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Q. Which valley is called “the Ruhr of India”?
Answer: Damodar Valley
Notes: Several dams have been constructed in the Damodar valley, for the generation of hydroelectric power. The valley is called “the Ruhr of India”. Damodar Valley Corporation, popularly known as DVC, came into being on July 7, 1948, by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India (Act No. XIV of 1948) as the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India.
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