From the introduction: The Damodar is a shallow wide seasonal and flashy river. It originates near Chandwa village, Palamau District, Chotanagpur Plateau in Jharkhand State, and flows eastwards 592 km up to the estuary of river Hugli in West Bengal. Area of Damodar Valley under DVC Project covers nearly 24235 km2 across Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Dhanbad, Dumka, Bokaro, Chatra Districts of Jharkhand and Bardhaman, Hugli, Puruliya and Haora districts of West ...