Consider the following statements about Musi river Musi River is a tributary of the Godavari River H...........

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Consider the following statements about Musi river

Musi River is a tributary of the Godavari River.
Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar are dams built on it which used to act as source of water for Hyderabad.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

The GO 111 order, issued by the government of erstwhile (undivided) Andhra Pradesh on March 8, 1996, prohibited the setting up of industries, residential colonies, hotels, etc in the catchment area of the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar lakes up to a radius of 10 km.

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 lakes came into being during the reign of the last nizam, Osman Ali Khan (1911-48).

Hence only statement 2nd is correct.