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Tehri Dam receives water from which of the following rivers? |
| A. | Alaknanda |
| B. | Bhagirathi |
| C. | Gandak |
| D. | Ghaghra |
| Answer» B. Bhagirathi | |
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Explanation: The Tehri Dam is a multi-purpose rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand, India. It is the primary dam of the THDC India Ltd. and the Tehri hydroelectric complex. The Tehri Dam has been the object of protests byenvironmental organizations and local people of the region. In addition to the human rights concerns, the project has spurred concerns about the environmental consequences of locating a large dam in the fragile ecosystem of the Himalayan foothills. |
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