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River linking projects in India

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Question

Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?

Options

a

Cauvery and Tungabhadra

b

Godavari and Krishna

Answer
c

Mahanadi and Sone

d

Narmada and Tapti

Explanation

The Godavari-Krishna link project was one of the prioritized river interlinking projects in India. However, in early 2016, the focus was on various river linking proposals. The Godavari-Krishna interlinking project was among the projects under consideration by the central government as part of the larger National River Linking Project initiative. This project was proposed to transfer surplus water from the Godavari basin to the Krishna basin to address water scarcity in drought-prone regions. Among the given options, this represents the most recent interlinking project that was actively pursued. > Godavari-Krishna link: water transfer for drought mitigation. Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2016

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q85

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

River systems and water resource management

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Current Affairs 2016

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