Question

Mahatma gandhi hydro-electric power project was established near ______ ?
a. Unchalli waterfalls
b. Jog falls
c. Godak waterfalls
d. Bandja waterfalls

Answer 1

Hint: Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavathi River located in the Western Ghat Sagar taluk of Shimoga district. This is the second place dip waterfall in India. It is a fragmented waterfall which depends on the rain and the weather becomes a dip waterfall. This waterfall is a major attraction for tourists and is ranked 13th in the world by the waterfall database.

Complete answer:
The Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is a famous powerhouse. It has been operational since 1948 and has a capacity of 120 MW, which was one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in India at that time and is now a small source of electricity for Karnataka.

 At that time the power station was named the first Krishna Rajendra hydroelectric project after the king of Mysore. The name was later changed to Mahatma Gandhi Hydro-Electric Project. Till 1960 it was served by the Hirebhaskar Dam. The Linganamakki dam has been used for power generation since 1960 due to the ideas of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.

Jog Falls is built by Sharavati, plunging 253 m (830 ft), which is the third tallest waterfall in India after Nohkalikai Falls with a fall of 335 m (1100 ft) in Meghalaya and 310 in Dudhsagar Falls Goa. Meter (1017 ft).

Sharavathi, a river that rises on Ambuthirtha, takes the next Number, Thirthahalli taluk and northwesterly course from Fatte Petta, with Barangi receiving Pattaguppe on the left and Yenne Hole on the right below Haridra Vati. On reaching the frontier, it bends west, plunges the falls of Gersoppa, and passes through the village (property Guru-Sa Pepe), which is about 30 kilometers away, in the north of Honnavar Arabia. Is discharging in the ocean. Kannada.

 Flowing on a very rocky bed about 250 yards (230 m) wide, Sharavati, here a tremendous chase, reaches 290 meters (960 ft) deep, and the water comes down in four different falls. The king falls in a thin columnar shear to a depth of 30 feet (250 meters). Halfway through it is confronted by Roar, another fall, who holds himself in a giant cup and then violently runs downstream at an angle of forty-five degrees to meet the king. A third fall, the rocket, shoots downward in a series of jets; The fourth, the queen, walks quietly up the hill in a sheet of foam. From the point of view of the tourism department, the waterfall can be seen from the bottom of the hill. About 1400 steps are built to reach the bottom of the hill.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
The waterfall is associated with the Sharavati river across the nearby Linganamakki Dam. The power station has been operational since 1949 and has a capacity of 120 MW, which was one of the largest hydroelectric power stations in India at that time and is now a small source of electricity for Karnataka. At that time the power station was named the first Krishna Rajendra hydroelectric project after the king of Mysore. The name was later changed to Mahatma Gandhi Hydro-Electric Project. It was served by the Hirebhaskar Dam until 1960. The Linganamakki Dam has been used for power generation since 1960 due to the ideas of Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.