Question

Name the river whose water is utilized by Kakrapar Project.
A) Mahanadi
B) Tungabhadra
C) Damodar
D) Tapti

Answer 1

Hint: This is a river between the Godavari and Narmada rivers in central India that flows westward before draining into the Arabian Sea. This project was designed for irrigation purposes. The river has a length of 724 km and it originates in Madhya Pradesh near the Multai Reserve forest.

Complete answer:
Project Kakrapar is an irrigation project on the Tapti River. It is 80 km upstream from Surat, near Kakrapar. The Government of Gujarat is funding this project. In addition, under this initiative, a dam has been built on the Mahi river in Madhya Pradesh. It has 26 villages under submergence in total. The construction work for this project began in 1950 and was finished in 1954.

Now let us look into the given options
>On the Mahanadi River there is a Hirakud Dam. So option A is not, therefore the right answer.
>Tungabhadra is the River Krishna's tributary. Across Tungabhadra, a dam has been created. The Tungabhadra project in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh generates electricity and stores water for land irrigation. Thus, Option B is incorrect as well.
>Damodar is Bihar's most turbulent river and has a project in the Damodar valley on this river. Option C is not the right answer.
>Project Kakrapar is on the Tapti river. It is in Kakrapar. Hence the right choice is Option D.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note: River Dam of Tapti (Kakrapar Dam). Compared to Ukai Dam on the same river a few miles up-stream, Kakrapar Dam is much smaller. With respect to this area, water from this dam serves a nuclear power plant that is a little south-west. A mean annual rainfall of 786mm is obtained in these plains of river Tapti and nearby regions.