Question:Consider the following :
Dams | Rivers |
(1)Azad Pattan hydel power project | Jhelum |
(2)Kohala hydropower project | Chenab |
(3)Diamer-Bhasha Dam | Indus |
(Which is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b)2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d)1,2 and 3
Answer : (c)
- Context:
- Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the Azad Pattan hydel power project.
- Facts:
- Azad Pattan hydel power project: It is a 700 MW hydroelectric project on the Jhelum River in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir(PoK).
- Additional Facts:
- Kohala hydropower project: It is a Hydroelectric power project to be built on the Jhelum river.It is being set up by China under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC).
- Diamer-Bhasha Dam: It is located on the Indus River in northern Pakistan between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan.It is being built with the help of China,
- Jhelum River:
- It is one of the tributaries of the Indus River.It rises from Verinag Spring situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the southeastern part of the Kashmir Valley.
By-Arpit Mishra
Links:
ahttps://indianexpress.com/article/explained/azad-pattan-pok-hydel-project-pakistan-china-6507640/