Question

On which of the following rivers is the Rana Pratap Sagar dam built?
1. Ken
2. Betwa
3. Chambal
4. Narmada

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Chambal

The correct answer is Chambal.

• The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of 53.8 metres (177 ft) height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India.
• It is part of an integrated scheme of a cascade development of the river involving four projects starting with the Gandhi Sagar Dam in the upstream reach (48 kilometres (30 mi) upstream) in Madhya Pradesh and the Jawahar Sagar Dam on the downstream (28 kilometres (17 mi) downstream) with a terminal structure of the Kota Barrage (28 kilometres (17 mi) further downstream) in Rajasthan for irrigation.
• The direct benefit from the dam is hydropower generation of 172 MW.

• Chief Minister of Rajasthan - Ashok Gehlot
• Governor of Rajasthan - Kalraj Mishra
• Dances of Rajasthan - Kathputli, Ghoomar, Gair, Bhavai, etc.
• Dams in Rajasthan - Bisalpur Dam, Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam, Meja Dam, Jawai Dam, etc.