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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Where did PM Modi chaired CCEA approved Rs 1, 810 crore investment for hydropower project?

A	Gujarat
B	Haryana
C	Himachal Pradesh
D	Odisha

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of two hydropower projects and launched Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-III in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh today.

Detailed explanation-2: -Situated on the river Girinagar of the Sirmour District, Girinagar Hydel project has an installed capacity of 60 MW, with 2 units of 30 MW each.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first hydroelectric power plant in India was installed in Darjeeling, West Bengal. A project with a capacity of 130 kW installed at Sidrapong (Darjeeling) in the year 1897. This hydroelectric power plant was also the first hydroelectric power plant in Asia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commissioned in 1932, the Shanan hydroelectric plant was constructed under a 99-year lease deed executed between Jogendra Sen, the then Mandi ruler, and Col. B.C. Batty, the then Chief Engineer of the Punjab government, in 1925.

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