Q. Consider the following pairs:

          Reservoirs        :     States

  1. Ghataprabha   :     Telangana
  2. Gandhi Sagar  :     Madhya Pradesh
  3. Indira Sagar    :     Andhra Pradesh
  4. Maithon           :     Chhattisgarh

How many pairs given above are not correctly matched?

  • Only one pair
  • Only two pairs PAY
  • Only three pairs
  • All four pairs

Answer: (c) Only three pairs

Ghataprabha
  • The Ghataprabha Reservoir is located in the Belgavi district of Karnataka.
  • Ghataprabha has a hydroelectric and irrigational dam at Hidkal.
  • Hidkal Dam is located in the Belagavi district of Karnataka. This dam was completed in the year 1977. A reservoir was also built on the dam to make it a multipurpose project.
  • The reservoir has storage of about 659 million cubic meters, providing irrigation to a total extent of 1,396,000 hectares of land.
  • Ghataprabha River
    • The Ghataprabha river is an important right-bank tributary of the Krishna River and flows eastward for a distance of 283 kilometers before its confluence with the Krishna River at Chikksangam. The river basin is 8,829 square kilometers wide and stretches across Maharashtra and Karnataka states.
    • The Markandeya and Hiranyakeshi rivers are tributaries of the Ghataprabha.
    • Gokak Falls – on River Ghataprabha
Gandhi Sagar
  • Gandhisagar is one of four major dams built on India’s Chambal river. This dam is located in Mansour, Neemuch district of the state of Madhya Pradesh.
  • Gandhi Sagar Dam on the Chambal River (Madhya Pradesh) is one of the five reservoirs of national importance.
  • The Foundation stone of the construction of the Gandhinagar dam in the district was laid by prime minister pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on 7 March 1954.
  • Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
    • The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres (177 ft) height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan. It is part of integrated scheme of a cascade development of the river involving four projects starting with the Gandhi Sagar Dam in the upstream reach (48 kilometres (30 mi) upstream) in Madhya Pradesh and the Jawahar Sagar Dam on the downstream (28 kilometres (17 mi) downstream) with a terminal structure of the Kota Barrage (28 kilometres (17 mi) further downstream) in Rajasthan for irrigation.
Indira Sagar
  • Indira Sagar Dam is a multipurpose dam project in Madhya Pradesh.
  • It was built on the Narmada river which flows from Central India to Western India.
    • The downstream projects of Indira Sagar Project (ISP) are Omkareshwar, Maheshwar, and Sardar Sarovar Project.
  • River Narmada, the fifth largest river in India, with a river flow length of 1,312 km, originates from Amarkantak in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh. Narmada flows southwestward and after passing through Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and a small stretch in Maharashtra, it drains into the Arabian Sea near the Gulf of Khambhat.
Maithon Dam
  • The Maithon Dam is located at Maithon in Jharkhand.
  • Maithon Dam is located on the bank of the river Barakar.
  • It is owned by the Damodar Valley Corporation.
  • Damodar Valley Project on river Damodar in Jharkhand. Maithon dam was specially designed for flood control and generates 60,000 kW of electric power.
  • Barakar River
    • The Barakar River is the main tributary of the Damodar River in eastern India.
    • Originating near Padma in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand it flows for 225 kilometres (140 mi) across the northern part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, mostly in a west to east direction, before joining the Damodar near Dishergarh in Asansol, Bardhaman district of West Bengal.
    • Tilaiya Dam:
      • Damodar Valley Corporation DVC’s first dam, Tilaiya Dam, was across the Barakar at Tilaiya, in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, now in Koderma district of Jharkhand.
      • Tilaiya hydel power station is located on the left bank of the river Barakar.
Maithon Dam