PDE Q2

The correct answer is D — Koyna Power Project.

• The Narmada River flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat, and has several major dam projects on it:

  • Indira Sagar Project (on Narmada in Madhya Pradesh)

  • Maheshwar Hydel Power Project (on Narmada in Madhya Pradesh)

  • Jobat Project (on Narmada in Madhya Pradesh)

• The Koyna Power Project, however, is located on the Koyna River in Maharashtra. The Koyna River is a tributary of the Krishna River, not related to the Narmada basin. The Koyna Dam is one of the largest hydroelectric projects in Maharashtra, but has nothing to do with the Narmada.

So option D is the only project not on the Narmada River.