Question

1500 MW Nathpa-Jhakhri hydroelectric power plant is built on which river in the state of Himachal Pradesh?
1. Raavi
2. Beas
3. Sutlej
4. Giri

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sutlej

The correct answer is Sutlej.

• 1500 MW Nathpa-Jhakhri hydroelectric power plant is built on the Sutlej river in the state of Himachal Pradesh.
• Nathpa Jhakri project description
  • ​The Nathpa Jhakri project, which began in 1993, is for a 1,530MW installation on the upper reaches of the river Satluj in the Kinnaur and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh, in the foothills of the Himalayas.
  • The project includes a 60.5m-high dam and underground desilting complex and a 27MW Francis unit.
  • It supplies Himachal Pradesh and the Northern Regional Grid States in India.
  • A high-voltage transmission system (220kV) transports power from the Nathpa Jhakri hydro station to Haryana’s grid system.
  • The project added 1,500MW capacity to the Indian Northern Grid since the first unit was commissioned in October 2003.
  • The Union power ministry is reportedly treating this as a benchmark for future hydroelectric projects.

Sutlej River	It is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as Satadree.
Ravi River	It is a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan. It is one of six rivers of the Indus System in the Punjab region. Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, the waters of the Ravi and two other rivers were allocated to India.
Byas River	It is a river in north India. The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India, and flows for some 470 kilometres to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab. Its total length is 470 kilometres and its drainage basin is 20,303 square kilometres large
Giri River	Giri River is also famous as “Giri Ganga” and is an important river that feeds the Yamuna river. Giri River originates from the hills of Kotkhai and drains at the parts of Himachal in the southeastern areas. It flows through the district of Sirmaur and further merges with the Yamuna River.