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On which of the following rivers Sardar Sarovar Dam is built?

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Kaveri
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Krishna
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Narmada
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Satluj
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Solution

The correct option is C Narmada

  1. The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat in India.
  2. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam.
  3. The foundation stone of the project was laid out by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on 5 April 1961. The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme funded by the World Bank through their International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity, using a loan of US$200 million.
  4. The water level in the Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadiya in Narmada district reached its highest capacity at 138.68 metres on 15 September 2019.
Krishna river- Srisailam and Nagarjun sagar
Kauveri- Krishna Raja Sagar dam and Hemavati
Sutlej--Bhakra- Nangal


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