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Which of the following dam is not an example of High head scheme?

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Which of the following dam is not an example of High head scheme?

(a) Bhakra dam in Punjab

(b) Rihand dam In UP

(c) Hoover Dam in the USA

(d) Sarda canal

This question was addressed to me in unit test.

Query is from Thermal and Hydropower topic in section Hydro Electric Power of Irrigation Engineering

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Right option is (d) Sarda canal

The explanation is: This scheme uses a water head of more than 60 m or so. The common examples are Bhakra dam in Punjab, Rihand dam in UP and the Hoover Dam in the USA. Sarda powerhouse on Sarda canal is under low to the medium head scheme.

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