Question

Which dam is located in Karamanathodu, an offspring of the Kabini River?
1. Cheruthoni Dam
2. Malankara Dam
3. Banasura Sagar Dam
4. Pazhassi Dam

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Banasura Sagar Dam

The correct answer is Banasura Sagar Dam.

• The Banasura Sagar Dam, which impounds the Kabini River's Karamanathodu tributary, is part of the Indian Banasura Sagar Project, which began in 1979 and consists of a dam and a canal.
• The project's mission is to help the Kakkayam Hydroelectric Power Project while also meeting the demand for irrigation and drinking water in an area notorious for seasonal water shortages.
• It is India's largest earth dam and Asia's second-largest of its kind. Large piles of stones and boulders make up the dam.
• The Banasura Sagar Dam is named after Banasura, Mahabali's son and a well-respected king of Kerala, according to local Hindu mythology.

 

• In southern India, the Kabini River is one of the main tributaries of the Cauvery River.
• It begins at the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River in Kerala's Wayanad district.
• It flows eastward to Tirumakudalu Narasipura taluk in Mysore, Karnataka, where it joins the Kaveri River.

• The Cheruthoni Dam is a 138-meter-high concrete gravity dam in Kerala's Idukki District. This dam, along with two others in Idukki and Kulamavu, was built as part of the Idukki Hydroelectric Project.
• Malankara Dam is a gravity dam built for irrigation purposes across the Thodupuzha River. The dam was built to use the wastewater from the Moolamattom power station.
• The Pazhassi Dam(Kulur Barrage) is a stone masonry diversion structure in Kerala's Kannur district.