Current context: Government of India signed a $ 91 million loan with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Comprehensive Water Management in Karnataka.
a. Odisha
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Telangana
- The loan has been taken to improve irrigation water use efficiency by:
- Modernizing the Vijayanagara Channel irrigation systems
- Preparing river basin management plans in the Krishna river basin
- The loan is signed for the Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program (IWRM) that involves two projects.
- The first project is helping the modernization of the Gondi irrigation system and the second Project to modernize Vijayanagara Channel.
- ADB was established in 1966, owned by 68 members - 49 from the Asia-Pacific region and aims to eradicate extreme poverty and achieve inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific.
Question:
Q.1 The Government of India has recently signed a $ 91 million loan with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Comprehensive Water Management in _____________?a. Odisha
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Telangana
