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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 42

SSC CGL - 20 April 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q42

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Koteshwar Hydroelectric Power Project is located on the river ______.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Bhagirathi.

  • Koteshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the river Bhagirathi, located 22 km (14 mi) downstream of the Tehri Dam in Tehri District, Uttarakhand.

  • The dam is part of the Tehri Hydropower Complex and serves to regulate the Tehri Dam's tailrace for irrigation and create the lower reservoir of the Tehri Pumped Storage Power Station.

  • The dam has a 400 MW (4x100 MW) run-of-the-river power station.

  • The project got commissioned in 2011.