Previous Year Question
Which of the following pair/s is/are NOT correctly matched?
Dam | River |
1. Baglihar Dam | Chenab |
2. Pandoh Dam | Ravi |
3. Srisailam Dam | Tungabhadra |
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
1 and 2
Only 3
2 and 3
Only 1
Correct Answer: C
Detailed Solution
Pair 1 is correctly matched. Baglihar Dam is located on the Chenab River in the Ramban region of Jammu and Kashmir. The Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project has a total installed capacity of 900 MW. The project was developed in two stages, each having a capacity of 450 MW.
Pair 2 is not correctly matched. Pandoh Dam is not on the Ravi River; it is located on the Beas River in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. It is an important component of the Beas-Sutlej Link Project.
Pandoh is a diversion dam. Through it, a portion of the water of the Beas River is diverted through a system of tunnels and hydel channels towards the Sutlej basin.
Pair 3 is also not correctly matched. Srisailam Dam is not constructed on the Tungabhadra; it is built across the Krishna River. It is located near the Andhra Pradesh-Telangana border in a deep gorge of the Nallamala Hills.
The confusion can arise because the Tungabhadra itself is a major tributary of the Krishna River, and Srisailam Dam lies on the Krishna downstream of the Tungabhadra confluence. However, the principal river on which the dam stands is the Krishna.
Srisailam is a major multipurpose irrigation and hydroelectric project. The dam is about 512 metres long and has a maximum height of about 145 metres.
Thus—
1. Baglihar — Chenab → Correct
2. Pandoh — Ravi → Incorrect; correct river is Beas
3. Srisailam — Tungabhadra → Incorrect; correct river is Krishna