alleryStart learning →Jawaharlal Nehru proudly called dams the:
ATemples of modern India
BForts of the future
CMirrors of the nation
DEngines of the villages
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Temples of modern India
1. Nehru saw dams as symbols of nation building.
2. He proclaimed them the 'temples of modern India'.
3. They were to join farming, villages and industry in one push.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 3 'Water Resources' (jess103)_
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