Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Damodar River
The correct answer is Damodar River. - Panchet dam is located on Damodar river.
- The source of the Damodar river is Chota Nagpur Plateau and the mouth is Hooghly River, Rupnarayan River.
- The Damodar Valley is one of the most industrialized parts of India.
- Three integrated steel plants (Bokaro, Burnpur, and Durgapur) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and other factories are in the valley.
- The valley is called “the Ruhr of India”.
- Several dams have been constructed in the valley, for the generation of hydroelectric power.:
- Tilaiya dam across the Barakar river.
- Konar dam across the Konar River, another tributary of the Damodar river at Konar.
- Maithon dam across the rivers Barakar and Damodar.
- Panchet Hill dam across the Damodar River at Panchet in Dhanbad.
| RIVER | SOURCE | MOUTH | DAM | | Kansabati | Chota Nagpur plateau | Bay of Bengal | Mukutmanipur Dam | | Teesta | Pauhunri, Zemu Glacier, Sikkim | Brahmaputra river, Bangladesh | Teesta -V | | Subarnarekha | Piska Nagri near Ranchi, Chota Nagpur Plateau | Bay of Bengal | Getalsud dam, Galudih Barrage |
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