The Gandhi Sagar dam has been constructed on the boundary of Rajasthan and _______.
A
Orissa
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B
Madhya Pradesh
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C
Haryana
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D
Himachal Pradesh
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Solution
The correct option is B Madhya Pradesh The Gandhi Sagar dam is the first of the four dams built on the Chambal River, located on the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border.
The dam sports a 115-MW hydroelectric power station at its toe, with five 23-MW generating units each providing a total energy generation of about 564 GWh. The water released after power generation is used for the irrigation of 427,000 hectares (1,060,000 acres) by the Kota Barrage, which is located 104 kilometres (65 mi) downstream of the dam, near the city of Kota in the state of Rajasthan.