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The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built across which river, leading to one of the most documented anti-dam movements?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. The Sardar Sarovar is part of the Narmada Valley Project.
2. Narmada Bachao Andolan opposed the dam over tribal displacement and submergence.
3. Krishna, Godavari, and Cauvery have other dam projects but the SSP-Narmada controversy is the chapter's flagship case.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 3 "Water Resources", §Narmada ¶2_
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