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Recently, Basava Sagar dam was in news. Which of the following statements about Basava Sagar Dam is/are true?

Basava Sagar dam was formerly called Narayanpur Dam.
It is constructed across the Krishna River at Siddapur Village in Bijapur, Karnataka.

Choose the correct alternative

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Third option is correct.

The Basava Sagar Dam is a dam constructed across the Krishna River at Siddapur Village in Bijapur District of Karnataka. It is previously known as Narayanpur Dam. It has a total storage capacity of 37.965 tmcft with 30.5 tmcft live storage. The full reservoir level is 492.25 m MSL and the minimum draw down level is 481.6 m MSL. The dam is 29 meters high and over 10 kilometres long and has 30 gates for water release.

By: Cammy Garg

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