Question

Which is the largest man-made lake in India ?
(A) Chilka
(B) Dal
(C ) SAmbhar
(D) Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar

Answer 1

Hint:A man-made reservoir is an artificial lake. It can be created by constructing a dam around a valley, by digging up the land or by surrounding a portion of an area with dykes and redirecting a portion of the flow of the river into the reservoir. Water can be used from the reservoir by taking it out by steel or concrete pipe.

Complete answer:
Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar is situated in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. It is the largest man-made lake in India. The lake is formed by the reservoir of Rihand Dam. Likewise, Dhebar Lake that is also known as Jaisamand Lake is the second biggest man made lake in India. Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar biggest and versatile project of Uttar Pradesh. It engrosses the building of 91 m high and 934 m long straight gravity concrete dam across the Rihand River near Pipri village in Sonbhadra district. The Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir collects 10,608 m cu m of water and spreads over an area of 130 sq. km. The dam is provided with a spill-way of 190 m to let down the floods of the Rihand that enters the reservoir. Gobind Ballabh Pant Sagar Is situated in Sonbhadra district, is the biggest man-made lake in India.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:British colonial authorities wanted to build a dam as early as 1940 on the Rihand River.This construction had the possibility to develop irrigation in the area, as well, held the potential of producing hydro-electric power. In 1952, after Independence, the Indian government authorized survey work. Construction started in 1954 and was finished in 1962.