GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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‘Pong Dam’ is associated with river ____ .
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Satluj
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Beas
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Chenab
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Ravi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, just upstream of Talwara. The purpose of the dam is water storage for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pong-Dam | District Kangra, Government of Himachal Pradesh | India.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Beas Project has two units called Unit-I – BSL Project and Unit-II – Beas Dam. It was considered as the part of the Master plan and it was to construct to harness the waters of the three eastern rivers through the Satluj, the Beas and the Ravi for irrigation and power-production in an integrated manner.
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