Question : Haryana, HP ink deal to build Adi Badri Dam At which River ?
a) Saraswati river
b) Yamuna river
c) Ganga river
d) None of these
Ans : a
Related Facts :
- -Adi Badri Dam in Himachal Pradesh would be constructed near the Adi Badri area of Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana at Panchkula on 77 acres. Rs 215.35 crores would be spent on the rejuvenation of the Saraswati River..
- Adi Badri, situated in Haryana near the Himachal Pradesh border, is believed to be the river’s origin point.
- The Saraswati river will be rejuvenated with the construction of Adi Badri dam.
- The religious beliefs will also be revived with the rejuvenation of the Saraswati river.
- The entire funding of the Project would be arranged by the Haryana Government.
- The Dam would get 224-hectare metre water from the Somb River of Himachal Pradesh that falls in Yamuna near Adi Badri in Yamunanagar district.
- The HPPCL would be executing agency for the construction of Adi Badri Dam and its related infrastructure.
By Pawan Mishra