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WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 166 of 200

Q166
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Minerals, Energy & Industry
Which of the following projects has the biggest underground power house?
  1. a.Salal project
  2. b.Nathapa Jhakri
  3. c.Bhakra Nangal
  4. d.Damodar

Answer: (B) Nathapa Jhakri

The 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydro-electric project on the Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh, run by SJVN, has one of the largest underground power houses in India. The Salal project is on the Chenab in Jammu & Kashmir. The Bhakra Nangal project is on the Sutlej too, with surface power houses at the dam. The Damodar Valley Corporation (1948), modelled on the Tennessee Valley Authority, tamed the Damodar, once called the 'Sorrow of Bengal'.

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