Consider the following statements regarding GO 111 It was a government order issued by the erst...........

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Consider the following statements regarding GO 111

It was a government order issued by the erstwhile Government of Andhra Pradesh in 1996.
It prohibited the development or construction works in the catchment area of the Osman Sagar reservoir, built on the tributary of Godavari River.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

On 8th March 1996, the government of erstwhile (undivided) Andhra Pradesh had issued GO 111 prohibiting development or construction works in the catchment area of the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar lakes up to a radius of 10 km.

The GO prohibited the setting up of industries, residential colonies, hotels, etc. which cause pollution.
The aim of the restrictions was to protect the catchment area, and to keep the reservoirs pollution-free.
The reservoirs were created by building dams on the Musi (also known as Moosa or Muchkunda) river, a major tributary of the Krishna, to protect Hyderabad from floods.
The proposal to build the dams came after a major flood during the reign of the sixth nizam Mahbub Ali Khan (1869-1911) in 1908, in which more than 15,000 people were killed.
The lakes came into being during the reign of the last nizam, Osman Ali Khan (1911-48). Osman Sagar was completed in 1921, and Himayat Sagar in 1927. The nizam’s guesthouse at Osman Sagar is now a heritage building.

Hence only statement 1st is correct.