Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. The corporation came into being on July 7, 1948, by an Act of the Constituent Assembly of India.
It is an Indian governmental organization which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. It is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. The corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stations under the Ministry of Power.
