GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Sidrabong in Darjeeling
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Sivasamudram in Karnataka
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Maithon in Bihar
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Pykara in Tamil Nadu
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shivanasamudra Falls is a waterfall in Mandya District of the state of Karnataka. The state established its first hydroelectric power plant at Shivanasamudra, across the River Kaveri in 1902. The electricity generated as a result of Shivanasamudra Falls powers the Kolar Gold Fields.
Detailed explanation-2: -India’s first hydroelectric power station (Shivansamudram) was set up in the year of 1905 on the Kaveri river. Shivanasamudra is a waterfall in the Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka. Shivanasamudra is situated along the river Kaveri, which forms here the boundary to the Mandya district and Chamarajanagar district.
Detailed explanation-3: -On September 30, 1882, the world’s first hydroelectric power plant began operation on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin.