GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is 260 MW Hibra hydroelectric project is situated?
A
Kinnaur
B
Mandi
C
Solan
D
Chamba
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The project involved 231 MW Chamera stage III (Hibra) hydel power project in the Ravi basin in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Malana run-of-the-river power plant is located on the Malana Nallah, a tributary of Parbati River in the Beas Basin in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. The plant was commissioned in July 2001.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Chamera Power Station was established to harness the hydropower potential of river Ravi. It is located in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The project comprises of a 121 m high, 295 m long concrete arch-gravity dam with 9.5 m dia., 6.414 Km long headrace tunnel.

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