Question

'Tawa Project' is an irrigation project of which state?
1. Telangana
2. Rajasthan
3. Odisha
4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Madhya Pradesh

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

• 'Tawa Project' is an irrigation project of Madhya Pradesh.

• Tawa Dam is a reservoir on the Tawa River in central India.
• It is located in Itarsi of Hoshangabad District of Madhya Pradesh state.
• In 1958, construction began on Tawa Dam, which was completed in 1978. 
• Tawa dam is a multipurpose project situated upstream of Ranipur village and downstream of Tawa and Denwa.
• It confluence which are tributaries of Narmada river, in Hoshangabad district.
• The project has an annual irrigation potential of 332785 ha, a Culturable Command Area of 246972 ha. and a Gross Command Area of 401685 ha.
• The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Bhupalpally, Telangana, India.
• Currently the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project, its farthest upstream influence is at the confluence of the Pranhita and Godavari rivers.