UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2016

Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken?

  1. Cauvery and Tungabhadra
  2. Godavari and Krishna
  3. Mahanadi and Sone
  4. Narmada and Tapti

Answer

Correct Answer

Godavari and Krishna

Explanation

The Godavari and Krishna rivers were among the first to be linked under India's river interlinking programme (via the Polavaram-Vijayawada/Pattiseema link).

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