Gandhi Sagar Dam
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Overview
Gandhi Sagar is a dam on the Chambal in Madhya Pradesh. The Chambal rises near Mhow and flows on through Rajasthan to join the Yamuna.
Completed in 1960, it is the first and largest of the four Chambal valley dams, built in Mandsaur district.
Downstream lie the Rana Pratap Sagar, Jawahar Sagar and Kota barrage in Rajasthan; the scheme is a joint project of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary near the reservoir was chosen as the second home for cheetahs after Kuno.
Geography and key facts
- On the Chambal, Madhya Pradesh
- The Chambal is a tributary of the Yamuna
- Mandsaur district
- Completed 1960
- Joint MP–Rajasthan Chambal project
- Cheetah site
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on which project it belongs to (2005), reservoir pairs (2022) and a dam–river match (1999).
Note for UPSC
Chambal, Madhya Pradesh.
Prelims pairs dams and projects with their rivers and states.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2022 · Q70Consider the following pairs : Reservoirs How many pairs given above are not correctly matched ?…
- UPSC Prelims 2005 · Q80Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?…
- UPSC Prelims 1999 · Q91Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Rivers) I. Cauvery II. Krishna III. Narmada IV. Chambal List II (Da…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Gandhi Sagar Dam.
Key facts
- Type
- Dam / reservoir
- State / UT
- Madhya Pradesh
- Basin
- Ganga
- River
- Chambal
- Coordinates
- 24.707°N, 75.553°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 3 questions · 2022, 2005, 1999
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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