Name the rivers with which the following dams are associated:(a) Tehri Dam (b) Sardar Sarovar Dam (c) Bhakra Dam

Academic Biology NCERT Class 10

The rivers associated with the following dams are:

(a) Tehri Dam: River Ganga

(b) Sardar Sarovar Dam: River Narmada

(c) Bhakra Dam: River Satluj.

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Updated on: 20-Mar-2023

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