Question

Which of the following is correctly matched?

State		Dams and Reservoirs
1.	Madhya Pradesh	Sriram Sagar Reservoirs
2.	Andhra Pradesh	Bargi Dam
3.	Tamil Nadu	Sholayar Reservoir

1. Only 1
2. Only 2
3. Only 3
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Only 3

The correct answer is Only 3.

• Sholayar Dam
  • It is instituted 20 km (12 mi) away from Valparai, a hill station in the Anaimalai Hills of the Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu India.
  • Solaiyar Dam was officially opened in 1965. Hence option 3 is correctly matched.
• Sriram Sagar Project
  • It is popularly known as the Pochampadu Project is an Indian flood-flow project on the Godavari.
  • The Project is situated in Nizamabad district, Telangana, 3 km away from National Highway 44.
  • It has been referred to by The Hindu as a "lifeline for a large part of Telangana".
• Bargi DamIt
  • It is one of the earliest thorough dams out of the chain of 30 major dams to be constructed on the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • The two primary irrigation projects, named Bargi Diversion Project and Rani Avantibai Lodhi Sagar Project, have been developed by the Bargi Dam administration.

• The Narmada is the largest river in Madhya Pradesh, hanging or draping gracefully towards the west and falling in the Arabian Sea.
• Its total longanimity is 1312 km of which it covers 1072 km in Madhya Pradesh.