Question

Sardar Sarovar Dam, the biggest dam in India, is on river:-
1. Sutlej
2. Mahananda
3. Narmada
4. Kangsawati

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Narmada

The correct answer is Narmada.

• The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built on the Narmada river in Kevadiya near Navagam, Gujarat in India.
• It is the largest dam to have been built under the 'Narmada Valley Project'.
  • It has power facilities of up to 200 MW and provides relief to drought-prone areas of Kutch and Saurashtra.
• The Source of the Narmada river is Amarkantak and the mouth is the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Khambhat.
•  It traverses Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat and meets the Gulf of Cambay.

River	Source	Mouth	Dam
Sutlej	Mount Kailash	Chenab River, Arabian Sea, Panjnad River	Bhakra Dam, Nathpa Jhakri Dam
Mahananda	Himalayas	Ganges
Kangsawati	Chota Nagpur plateau	Bay of Bengal	Mukutmanipur dam

• Bhakra Dam - Himachal Pradesh is a gravity dam across the Sutlej River and features prominently on top of the largest dams in India.
  • Its reservoir is known as the 'Gobind Sagar Lake' and is the 2nd largest in India.