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Atal Bhujal Yojana targets water-stressed Gram Panchayats. According to the chapter, which set of states are covered by it?
ABihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya
BAndhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Puducherry
CPunjab, Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal, Nagaland
DGujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
1. NCERT explicitly lists the seven states in the 'Do you know?' box on Atal Jal.
2. The states are: Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh.
3. These account for about 37% of India's water-stressed blocks per the Ministry of Jal Shakti Annual Report 2022-23.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 3 "Water Resources", §Atal Bhujal ¶2_
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