Context:
A flood alert has been issued in Karnataka’s Koppal district after one of the 33 crest gates of the Tungabhadra dam was washed away.
Tungabhadra River:
- A major tributary of the Krishna River.
- Origin – Formed at the confluence of 2 streams, Tunga and Bhadra near Shimoga, Karnataka.
- Course – Starts and flows through Karnataka, and then Andhra Pradesh and ultimately joining the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh.
- Forms part of the boundary between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- Tributaries – Varada and Hagari
- Influenced mainly by the South-West monsoon and is a perennial river.
Tungabhadra Dam:
- 1st conceived in 1860 to address recurrent famines in Rayalaseema in the Andhra region.
- Location – Karnataka (Hospet)
- The reservoir has a storage capacity of about 101 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic feet).
Source: The Indian Express
Previous Year Question
Consider the following pairs:
Rivers Flows into
1. Mekong Andaman Sea
2. Thames Irish Sea
3. Volga Caspian Sea
4. Zambezi Indian Ocean
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2020 Prelims]
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
Answer: (c)
Explanation:
Pair 1 is not correctly matched. Mekong river drains to the South China Sea.
Pair 2 is not correctly matched. River Thames drains out into the North Sea.
