Question

Bhakra-Nangal project is a multipurpose river project on which river?
A. Ganga
B. Sutlej
C. Krishna
D. none of these

Answer 1

Hint:
Development of the dam began in 1948, Jawaharlal Nehru poured the initial pail of cement into the dry riverbed on 17 November 1955, as an emblematic commencement of the work.

Complete answer:
Bhakra Dam is on the Sutlej river in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, in northern India. The dam shapes the Gobind Sagar repository. The Bhakra-Nangal multipurpose dams were among the most punctual waterway valley improvement plans embraced by India after autonomy however the undertaking had been imagined well before India turned into a free country. The arrangement for this venture had been endorsed by the then Punjab Revenue Minister, Sir Chhotu Ram in November 1944 with Raja of Bilaspur and finished the undertaking plan on 8 January 1945. Starter works initiated in 1946. The dam was finished before the finish of 1963. Progressive stages were finished by the mid 1970s.

The 90 km long repository made by the Bhakra Dam is spread over a zone of 168.35 km2. Regarding the amount of water, it is the third biggest repository in India, the first being Indira Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh with a limit of 12.22 billion and second Nagarjunasagar Dam.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
The dam, situated at a canyon close to the (presently lowered) upstream Bhakra town in Bilaspur region of Himachal Pradesh of stature 226 m. The length of the dam (estimated from the street above it) is 518.25 m and the width is 9.1 m. Its supply known as "Gobind Sagar" hides away to 9.34 billion cubic meters of water.