Multiple choice

Which of the following multipurpose projects started operating in 1963?

  1. Damodar Valley

  2. Bhakra Nangal Dam

  3. Gandhi Sagar Dam

  4. Nagarjunasagar Dam

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhakra Nangal Dam, one of India's earliest and largest multipurpose river valley projects, was dedicated to the nation in 1963 by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. It is built across the Sutlej River and serves the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. The Damodar Valley project started much earlier, in 1948.