alleryThe Bhakra-Nangal multi-purpose project is built on which river system?
ASutluj-Beas
BMahanadi
CDamodar
DKrishna-Godavari
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Sutluj-Beas
1. Bhakra-Nangal lies in the Sutluj-Beas basin in north-west India.
2. Its impounded water is used for both hydel power generation and irrigation.
3. Hirakud is on the Mahanadi; the Damodar Valley project covers the Damodar; Krishna-Godavari have their own dams (e.g. Nagarjuna Sagar).
_Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 3 "Water Resources", §Multi-purpose Projects ¶2_
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