Question

    Baglihar Dam is in which Indian

    state?
    A Jammu and Kashmir Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Assam Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Odisha Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Uttrakhand Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Mizoram Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the southern Doda district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir . The project is estimated to cost USD $1 billion. The first phase of the Baglihar Dam was completed in 2004. With the completion of the second phase on 10 October 2008, Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India dedicated the 900-MW Baglihar hydroelectric power project to the nation.

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