Water Scarcity | MCQs

Explanation

• 26% of water in the winter season for the Rabi crop of which Pakistan will be deprived by the Baglihar Dam
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• Baglihar Dam is built on the Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir.
• The hydropower project 'Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project', is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River.
• This project was conceived in 1992, approved in 1996 and construction began in 1999
  

Explanation

Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq  was a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.

Explanation

Pakistan could "run dry" by 2025 as its water shortage is reaching an alarming level. The authorities remain negligent about the crisis that's posing a serious threat to the country's stability,