Where is the biggest hydro-electric power station found in Pakistan?
Correct answer: A. Tarbela dam
- A. Tarbela dam
- B. Khanpur dam
- C. Mangla dam
- D. Warsak dam
Explanation
Tarbela Dam houses Pakistan’s largest hydroelectric power station and is built on the Indus River. Mangla and Warsak are important hydropower projects, but their generating capacity is lower.
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Pakistan’s river system centres on the Indus and its major eastern and western tributaries, including their sources, courses, barrages and irrigation uses. Dams such as Tarbela, Mangla and Warsak are studied through their locations, rivers, purposes, reservoirs and power generation, with attention to the Indus Waters Treaty and water management.
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