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Download Solution PDFWho called the multipurpose river valley projects ‘the temples of modern India’?
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Download Solution PDFMultipurpose river valley projects refer to the building of large dams for generating hydroelectricity and for supplying water for irrigation, industrial and domestic purposes.
‘The temples of modern India’
- India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave the term Temples of modern India while inaugurating Bhakra Nangal Dam.
- The multipurpose project called "Temples of modern India" because these multipurpose projects are the main source of power generation they generate electricity.
- Electricity is the backbone of industry and agriculture.
- Dams control floods because water can be stored in dams.
- These projects have converted many rivers of sorrows into rivers of boon.
- These multipurpose projects are the main source of irrigation for our country.
- They irrigate the fields during the dry weather.
- Many perennial canals have been made to irrigate dry areas.
Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.
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