Baglihar, Dulhasti and Salal hydro power projects have been developed on which of the following rivers?
- A.Chenab and Jhelum
- B.Chenab and Indus
- C.Ravi
- D.Chenab only
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Chenab only. All three projects, Baglihar, Dulhasti and Salal, stand on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Chenab is formed by the Chandra and Bhaga rivers, which meet at Tandi in Himachal Pradesh, and it flows through Jammu and Kashmir into Pakistan. Salal, in Reasi district, was the first big project India built under the Indus Waters Treaty and was commissioned in the late 1980s. Dulhasti is in Kishtwar district and Baglihar in Ramban district. All three are run-of-the-river schemes, because the treaty limits how much water India may store on this western river.
A is wrong because none of the three is on the Jhelum, which has projects such as Uri and Kishanganga. B is wrong because none of them is on the Indus, which has Nimoo Bazgo in Ladakh. C is wrong because the Ravi has projects such as Chamera and Ranjit Sagar.
Exam tip: Salal, Dulhasti, Baglihar, Ratle and Pakal Dul are all on the Chenab.
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