GOBIND SAGAR LAKE

Last Updated on 6th November, 2024
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Description

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Context:

Recently, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh inaugurated water sports activities at Gobind Sagar Lake located in Mandi Bharari, Bilaspur.

About Gobind Sagar Lake

Location

It is a reservoir situated in the Una and Bilaspur districts, Himachal Pradesh.

Named After

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.

Source

The reservoir is on the river Sutlej. One of the world's highest gravity dams, the Bhakra Dam is built on the river.

Surroundings

Lush green hills and snow-capped Himalayan peaks.

National Rank (Water Storage)

Third-largest reservoir in India by water storage.

Irrigation Beneficiaries

Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan.

Agricultural Impact

Significant support for irrigation and agriculture.

Flora and Fauna

Recognized as 'waterfowl refuge' in 1962. Species include Panther, Wolf, Chausinga, Sambar, Hyena, Sloth bear, Nilgai, Chinkara, wild boar.

Waterfowl are any type of bird that spends a lot of its life in or near water. However, it mostly refers to the family Anatidae, which are ducks, geese and swans.

The term can be used more widely to include birds such as coots, grebes, moorhens, shorebirds and seabirds.

A very similar term is "water bird", which is used in contrast to waders, which walk about in shallow water.

Fish Species

50 species and subspecies, including Tor Putitora (Mahasheer), Labeo Dero (Gid), Mystus Seenghala (Singhara), Mirror carp.

Source:

Hindustan Times

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q.Consider the following:  

Dam                                          

 State
Nagarjuna Sagar Tamil Nadu
Chandubi lake Assam
Gobind Sagar Lake Uttarakhand

How many of the above-given information is correctly matched?

(a) Only One

(b) Only Two

(c) All Three

(d) None

Answer:  (a)

Explanation:

Pair 1 is incorrect: Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which straddles the border between Palnadu district in Andhra Pradesh.

Pair 2 is correct: Chandubi Lake is a natural lake located in Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, Kamrup District, Assam.

Pair 3 is incorrect: Gobind Sagar Lake is a reservoir situated in Una and Bilaspur districts of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is formed by the Bhakra Dam.

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