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On which of the following rivers Sardar Sarovar Dam is built?
On which of the following rivers Sardar Sarovar Dam is built?
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The correct option is C Narmada
- The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada
river near Navagam, Gujarat in India.
- Four Indian states, Gujarat,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity
supplied from the dam.
- 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.
- 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
- The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada
river near Navagam, Gujarat in India.
- Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam.
- 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.
- 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.
Kauveri- Krishna Raja Sagar dam and Hemavati
Sutlej--Bhakra- Nangal
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