Question

The Govind Sagar Lake is associated with which river valley project?
A- Bhakra-Nangal
B- Damodar valley
C- Sardar Sarovar
D- Rihand

Answer 1

Hint
It is one of the earliest river valley development systems undertaken by India after independence, but in the early 1900s, the scheme was conceived long before that. In order to make Punjab and Haryana the nation's granaries and to ensure water storage and energy production, the government of India strongly backed the initiative.

Complete answer:
Gobind Sagar Lake is a reservoir located in the Himachal Pradesh districts of Una and Bilaspur. It is created by the Dam of Bhakra.

The multipurpose Bhakra-Nangal dams are located in Himachal Pradesh state and are named after the two dams constructed on the Satluj River at Bhakra and Nangal.

The project comprises two Bhakra and Nangal dams, (ii) Nangal Hydel Channel, (iii) powerhouses with a total installed capacity of 1,204 megawatts (M.W.) (iv) power lines and (v) Bhakra irrigation channel system.

It is one of the earliest river valley development systems undertaken by India after independence, but in the early 1900s, the scheme was conceived long before that. In order to make Punjab and Haryana the nation's granaries and to ensure water storage and energy production, the government of India strongly backed the initiative.

The prevention of floods in the river valley of Sutlej-Beas was a secondary cause. In the inter-state conflict between India and Pakistan, which was finally resolved by the Indus Treaty in 1960, under the aegis of the World Bank, and with the benevolence of the USA, the project was also a significant factor.

Therefore the correct answer is A

Note
The Damodar valley along the border between Bihar and West Bengal contains the most important coal and mica mining fields in India and has long been an area of active industrial production.

In the village of Kevadia in the state of Gujarat, Sardar Sarovar Dam, on the Indian Narmada River, is situated.

Also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, Rihand Dam is across the Rihand River, which is Son's tributary. It is situated in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, which is close to the boundaries of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.