National Water Academy, a centre of excellence in training and capacity building in water resource, is located at
- A.New Delhi
- B.Kolkata
- C.Pune
- D.Chennai
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Pune. The National Water Academy functions at Khadakwasla in Pune, Maharashtra, under the Central Water Commission.
The academy began in 1988 as the Central Training Unit of the Central Water Commission and was renamed the National Water Academy in 1997. It trains engineers and officers of central and state water departments in planning, design, flood forecasting, dam safety and water management. Pune is a natural home for it because Khadakwasla also hosts the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), one of India's oldest hydraulic research laboratories, set up in 1916.
A is wrong because New Delhi has the headquarters of the Central Water Commission, not its training academy.
B is wrong because Kolkata is not the seat of any national water training institute of this kind.
D is wrong because Chennai has no connection with the National Water Academy.
Exam tip: Khadakwasla, Pune hosts both the National Water Academy and CWPRS; remember them together.
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