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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The State Cabinet of Odisha named the Mega Lift Irrigation Scheme worth Rs. 7, 600 crore.This scheme is renamed as which of teh following social reformer
A
Gopabandhu Das
B
Shahid Baji Rout
C
Nandini Satpathy
D
Parbati Giri
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Scheme :: Biju Krushak Vikas Yojana (BKVY) Minor irrigation schemes are environment friendly and provide employment opportunity to the rural population. A large number of small irrigation projects on streams and rivulets can provide irrigation to the lands of tribal beneficiaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Megalift Projects are aimed to provide irrigation to upland areas using natural water flow by means of lift irrigation system. In this scheme ayacut of 500 Ha to 2000 Ha is identified as to be irrigated by one scheme.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parbati Giri (19 January 1926-17 August 1995), daughter of Dhananjay Giri. Nicknamed the Mother Teresa of Western Odisha, was a prominent female freedom fighter from Odisha, India. The women freedom fighters of Odisha played a significant role in the Indian Freedom Struggle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dumka: Chief minister Hemant Soren laid the foundation stone of the much anticipated Masaliya-Raneshwar mega lift irrigation project at Raneshwar in Dumka on Wednesday.

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