Question

Name the dam built on River Chenab in India.

Hint:

Match the river to its dam. The Chenab flows through Jammu and Kashmir, so look for the hydroelectric project of that region rather than a dam of the plains.

Answer 1

Concept:

• Dams are easiest to remember when each one is paired with the river it stands on.
• The Chenab is one of the rivers of the Indus system, flowing through the northern mountains.

Step 1: Name the dam.
The dam built on the Chenab river is the Salal Dam, located in Jammu and Kashmir.

Step 2: Note what it is used for.
It is a hydroelectric project, built to generate power from the steep fall of the river in the mountains.

Step 3: Separate it from the other well known dams.
The Bhakra Nangal dam stands on the Satluj and Beas, the Hirakud on the Mahanadi, the Tehri on the Bhagirathi, the Nagarjuna Sagar on the Krishna, and the Sardar Sarovar on the Narmada. None of these is on the Chenab.

Final Answer: The dam built on the Chenab river is the Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir.