1. The Bhakra – Nangal Project is a joint venture of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. It has been named after the two dams constructed at Bhakra and Nangal on the Sutlej river in Himachal Pradesh.

2. Flood control, irrigation facilities, hydel power generation, promote afforestation.

3. The main objectives of the project are : 

1. Flood control 

2. Irrigation facilities 

3. Hydel power generation 

4. Promote afforestation 

5. Soil Conservation etc.

• The Bhakra dam is constructed across the Sutlej river at Bhakra in Himachal Pradesh. 
• It is 518 meters long & 226 meters high. 
• The Reservoir created by the Bhakra-dam covers an area of 173.8 Kms and has a gross storage capacity of 9,867 million cubic meters. This reservoir is called the ‘Govind sagar’. 
• The canals have a total length of about 1104 kms, & their length of their distributaries is 3,360 kms. 
• They provide irrigation to 27.4 Lakh hectares of land-in Haryana, Rajasthan and some parts of Punjab. 
• The Nangal dam is constructed across the Sutlej river at Nangal, 13 kms below the Bhakra dam. 
• It is 305 meters long and 29 meters high. 
• The Nangal canal irrigates 26.4 lakh hectares of land in Haryana and 50.2 lakh hectares of land in Punjab. 
• This project plays an important role on Agriculture in the North Western part of India by providing irrigation where rainfall is scanty.