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| Q. |
The joint river valley venture of India and Nepal is – |
| A. | Gomati |
| B. | Chambal |
| C. | Damodar |
| D. | Kosi |
| Answer» D. Kosi | |
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Explanation: Immediately after independence, policy planners sought a solution to the recurring flood menace faced by people of North Biharfrom the Kosi and other rivers flowing from Nepal to India. The Kosi project was thus conceptualized (based on investigations between 1946 to 1955), in three continuous interlinked stages. The third part envisaged a high multipurpose dam within Nepal at Barakshetra to provide substantial flood cushion along with large irrigation and power benefits to both countries. |
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