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Dibang Multipurpose Project (MPP)
Recently,the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the Dibang Multipurpose Project (MPP).In which of the following stateswill this MPP be constructed?
A |
Nagaland
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B |
Arunachal Pradesh
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C |
Meghalaya
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D |
Assam
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Right ans is B
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Explanation :
Explanation:
- The Project is located on river Dibang, in Lower Dibang Valley District of Arunachal Pradesh. The project envisages construction of a 278 m high Concrete Gravity Dam.
- The 2880 MW hydropower project will be the largest ever Hydro Electric Projectto be constructed in India.
- Arunachal Pradesh will get 12 percent free power from the project.One percent free power will be given in Local Area Development Fund (LADF).
Significance
- This MPP is envisaged as storage based hydro-electric project with flood moderation as the key objective.
- The construction of Dibang MPP shall prevent the sizeable downstream area from floods.
- After implementation of master plan of Brahmaputra Board for flood moderation of all rivers contributing to river Brahmaputra, of which Dibang MPP is one of the components, sizable area will be protected from flooding and help in mitigating the perennial damage due to floods in Assam.
Source: Civil Services Chronicle Online
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