The Nagarjunasagar Project is situated on which of the following rivers?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Krishna
Explanation:
. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is built across the Krishna River.
. It is located near Nagarjunakonda on the Telangana–Andhra Pradesh border.
. The project was completed in 1967.
. It is one of the largest masonry dams in the world.
. The project supports irrigation, drinking water supply, and hydroelectric power generation (about 810 MW).
Information Booster:
. The dam is named after the Buddhist scholar Acharya Nagarjuna.
. The reservoir submerged several ancient Buddhist sites at Nagarjunakonda.
. The right and left canals irrigate large areas of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Additional Knowledge:
Gandak (Option a)
. Gandak is a tributary of the Ganga flowing through Nepal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.
. The Gandak Barrage is associated with this river, not Nagarjunasagar.
Godavari (Option b)
. Godavari hosts projects like Jayakwadi and Polavaram.
. Nagarjunasagar is not built on the Godavari.
Tungbhadra (Option d)
. Tungabhadra River has the Tungabhadra Dam in Karnataka.
. It is a tributary of the Krishna, but not the site of Nagarjunasagar.