Prelims 2020: Places in News Part-4
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Place | Why in News? | Important Facts |
River Ujh
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The Centre has given approval to a modified detailed project report (DPR) of the Ujh Multipurpose Project (MPP) in Jammu and Kashmir at an estimated cost of Rs 9,167 crore. |
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Burhi Dihing river
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A stretch of the eastern Assam’s Burhi Dihing River was recently on fire due to a leakage in the underwater oil pipeline. |
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Chambal River
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Dolphin numbers have come down to 68 in the 435-km Chambal sanctuary, a survey by the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has found, with experts suspecting fishing and extensive water withdrawal as major stressors. |
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Singur Dam
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Locals and officials have expressed happiness over the arrival of floodwaters in the Singur project after a long time. Due to low rainfall for the past three years, storage levels in the project had reached a dead level. |
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Mt. Aconcagua
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A 12-year old Mumbai student, Kaamya Karthikeyan has set a record of becoming the youngest in the world to summit Mt. Aconcagua. |
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Rushikulya rookery coast
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Restrictions in place for the COVID-19 threat is saving lakhs of Olive Ridley turtles from possible intrusion by humans, especially tourists, while they are continuing mass nesting at Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery. |
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Daporijo Bridge
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The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has constructed the Daporijo bridge over Subansiri River in Arunachal Pradesh in a record span of just 27 days. |
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Kasowal Bridge
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Rohtang pass tunnel (Atal Tunnel)
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Prime Minister honoured the contribution of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by naming the Strategic Tunnel under Rohtang Pass after him. |
Rohtang Pass:
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