Question

Alamatti dam is constructed on which river?
A.Saraswati
B.Krishna
C.Doni
D.Bheema

Answer 1

Hint: Alamatti dam also known as Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam is a hydroelectric project completed in 2005. It is located on the edge of Bijapur and Bagalkot districts in North Karnataka.

Complete step by step answer: Alamatti dam is a hydroelectric project constructed on Krishna river in north Karnataka. Karnataka Power Corporation Limited reduced the cost of making the dam and completed it in 40 months in 5.20 billion. The dam is located in the Bijapur and Balakot districts. The facility uses vertical Kaplan Turbines: five 55MV generators and one 15 MV generator. And during summer, the backwaters of the dam host several migratory birds.

In case of Saraswati, Haryana government recently worked for the rejuvenation of the Saraswati river and approved eleven projects, which include the construction of Somb Saraswati barrage, Saraswati reservoir and Adi Badri dam on Somb river.

Looking at the options given:

Option A. Scholars have identified that the Vedic Saraswati river flows through northwestern India and eastern Pakistan, between the Yamuna and Sutlej. It is an incorrect option.

Option B. Krishna river is the fourth biggest river in India where the Almatti dam is constructed. This is the correct answer.

Option C. Doni river flows from Maharashtra near Karnataka border and it is a sub river of Krishna. It is an incorrect option.

Option D. Bheema river flows through Maharashtra, Telangana and Karnataka before entering the Krishna river. It is an incorrect option.

Note: Telangana Congress in July 2020 has sent a letter to Chief Minister of Telangana K. Chandrashekhar Rao to take up Almatti issue to the centre due to increase in Almatti dam height resulting in drying up of the South Telangana region.