Which of the following pair is/are NOT correctly matched?

Question

Which of the following pair is/are NOT correctly matched?

(Dam) — (River)

1. Baglihar Dam — Chenab

2. Pandoh Dam — Ravi

3. Srisailam Dam — Tungabhadra

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 1 and 2
2. B. Only 3
3. C. 2 and 3 (Correct answer)
4. D. Only 1

Correct Answer

Option C — 2 and 3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 2 and 3.

Key Points

• 2. Pandoh Dam — Ravi is NOT correct. The Pandoh Dam in Himachal Pradesh is on the Beas, and diverts its water to the Sutlej through the Beas-Sutlej Link.
• 3. Srisailam Dam — Tungabhadra is NOT correct. The Srisailam Dam is on the Krishna, in Andhra Pradesh / Telangana.
• 1. Baglihar Dam — Chenab ✓, in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir.
• The wrongly matched pairs are 2 and 3, giving option (c).

Additional Information

• Baglihar has been a point of dispute with Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960, under which the western rivers — Indus, Jhelum and Chenab — are allotted to Pakistan while India retains the eastern rivers — Ravi, Beas and Sutlej — with limited run-of-the-river rights on the western three.
• Important dam-river pairs: Bhakra Nangal — Sutlej; Pong — Beas; Thein (Ranjit Sagar) — Ravi; Tehri — Bhagirathi; Sardar Sarovar — Narmada; Hirakud — Mahanadi (the longest earthen dam); Nagarjuna Sagar — Krishna; Mettur — Kaveri; Tungabhadra — Tungabhadra; Idukki — Periyar; Rihand — Rihand; Salal and Dulhasti — Chenab; Kishanganga — Kishanganga (Neelum).
• The Tungabhadra is itself a tributary of the Krishna, which is what makes option 3 a plausible trap.