The Bhakra Nangal Dam is built on which river?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Sutlej
The Bhakra Nangal project is built on the Sutlej. The Bhakra Dam stands in a gorge near Bhakra in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh, and its reservoir is the Gobind Sagar; the smaller Nangal Dam lies a little downstream in Punjab.
One of India's earliest multipurpose river valley projects, it supplies irrigation water and hydroelectric power to Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh.