Match the dams

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Bhakra-Nangal

   Right

   Satluj-Beas basin

2. Left

   Hirakud

   Right

   Mahanadi basin

3. Left

   Multi-purpose

   Right

   Many uses in one dam

4. Left

   Hydel power

   Right

   Electricity from water

5. Left

   Impounded water

   Right

   Held behind the dam

Instructions

Tap a project on the left, then its river basin on the right.

Explanation