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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 49

SSC CGL - 7th June 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q49

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The Almatti dam project on the Krishna river was an issue between which states?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

  •  The Almatti dam is situated on the Krishna River in Karnataka and it was an issue between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
  • The government of India constituted a common tribunal in 1969 to adjudicate the river water utilization disputes among the river basin states of Krishna and Godavari rivers.
  • Presently this dam is under the operating authority of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited.