Correct option is B
The correct answer is (b) ONGC
Explanation:
. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will develop Uttarakhand’s first tulip garden under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme.
. The tulip garden is planned in the Mussoorie hills region of Uttarakhand.
. The project cost is around ₹2 crore under ONGC’s CSR initiative.
. The garden is proposed to have around 5 lakh tulip bulbs.
. The initiative aims to promote tourism in Uttarakhand, similar to the famous tulip garden in Kashmir.
Information Booster:
. ONGC has its headquarters in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
. The project is part of eco-tourism and sustainable development initiatives in the hill state.
. Uttarakhand is also known as the “Land of Flowers,” with rhododendron as its state flower.
Additional Knowledge:
GAIL (Option a)
. GAIL is a public sector undertaking in the natural gas sector.
. It has no announced role in developing a tulip garden in Uttarakhand.
NTPC (Option c)
. NTPC is India’s largest power generation company.
. It is not associated with this CSR tulip garden project.
SAIL (Option d)
. SAIL operates in the steel manufacturing sector.
. It has no connection with the Uttarakhand tulip garden initiative.
HAL (Option e)
. HAL is engaged in aerospace and defence manufacturing.
. It is not linked with this CSR-based tourism project.