Question

Girna Project is situated in _______
a. Delhi
b. Chattisgarh
c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint:
The river originates at Kem Peak in the Western Ghats Mountain Range and flows east through the Nashik District— where the Mausam River joins— and into Malegaon.
The river basin sits on the Deccan Plateau, and the valley has rich soil that is intensively cultivated.


Complete step by step solution:

What & When?
Girna Dam is a dam on the Girna River near Malegaon, Nashik District, Maharashtra State, India.
The girna Project was built in 1969.
The height of the dam above the lowest base is 54.56 m (179.0 ft) while the length is 963.17 m (3.160.0 ft).
The volume is 2,042 km3 (490 cubic meters) and the total storage capacity is 608,980.00 km3.

How?
It is named after the goddess Girna, also known as Parvati.
It swings north to reach the Tapti River.
The Chankapur Dam (built by the British near Abhona in the Kalwan Tehsil, where the Sarpganga River joins the Girna) and the Girna Dam are main dams built on it.
The river basin sits on the Deccan Plateau, and the valley has rich soil that is intensively cultivated.

The Girna River (In brief)

Rising in the western hills of the Kalvan subdivision of Nasik, and fed by streams from the northern slopes of the Chandor or Saptashring range, after a distance of approximately 150 miles, falls into the Tapti near Savda-Nanded.
Its direction lies in almost identical sections of Nasik and Khandesh.
Passing through Nasik almost in a straight line to the east, in Khandesh its course shifts to the north-east, until, near Jalgaon, it bends to the north and then to the north-west, running for a few miles, with several windings almost parallel.


Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
Nashik was known as Panchavati, Janasthan, Trinket before the Ramayan era.
Nashik has mythological, geographical, social, and cultural meanings.
The city is located on the banks of the River Godavari, making it one of the holiest locations for Hindus in the country.