Q98
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Rivers, Lakes, Dams & Water Resources
Mettur dam is built on ______ river.
- a.Mahanadi
- b.Godavari
- c.Krishna
- d.Cauvery
Answer: (D) Cauvery
The Mettur Dam (Stanley Reservoir) is built across the Cauvery River in Tamil Nadu. Completed in 1934, it is one of the largest and oldest dams in India. It irrigates over 2.75 lakh acres in the Salem, Erode, Namakkal, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, and Thanjavur districts.