Question: Recently, Chief Minister of which of the following states has done Bhumi Poojan and laid foundation for the construction of the Suryadhar Lake?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:
- On December 25th, 2017, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, performed the Bhumi Poojan and laid the foundation stone for the construction of Suryadhar Lake at the Shila Ki Chowki, Thano in Dehradun district.
- The construction cost of this lake is approximately Rs 48 crores 53 lacs.
- This lake will be named after the name of Late Gajendra Dutt Nathani.
- The target completion period of the Suryadhar project is 3 years.
- This project will provide drinking water to 50 villages and irrigation water for 24 villages.
- People of Hoiwala region will be able to get complete Gravity drinking water through this project.
- This project will save power of about Rs. 7 crore per annum which is spent on tubel.
- Irrigation facility will be available for the total of 2083 hectares area from the project
Reference:
http://www.uttarakhandbulletin.com/2017/12/25/suryadhar-lake-will-be-built-at-thano/
http://uttarakhandpost.com/uttarakhand-cm-laid-foundation-of-suryadhar-lake/
https://www.uttaravani.com/in-the-dehradun-raipur-the-foundation-stone-of-the-solar-project-will-be-given-to-tourism/
http://hindi.eenaduindia.com/States/North/Uttarakhand/DehradunCity/2017/12/25230136/on-christmas-cm-gifted-these-projects-to-uttarakhand.vpf
http://hindustansamacharnews.com/archives/9167
http://inextlive.jagran.com/suryadhar-pariyojna-174617