Which of the following statements is/are true in the context of Mission Bhagiratha?
1.It is meant to interlink the Bhagirathi River with the Krishna River.
2.It provides safe drinking water for every household under the Telangana Drinking Water Supply Project, laying about 1.30 lakh km of pipelines to serve towns, villages and industries.
AOnly 1 is true
BOnly 2 is true ✓ Correct
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
Correct answer: (B) Only 2 is true
Explanation
Only the second statement about Mission Bhagiratha is true.
Statement 1 is false: it does not interlink the Bhagirathi River with the Krishna River.
Statement 2 is correct: it delivers safe drinking water to every household under Telangana's supply project.
The scheme laid about 1.30 lakh kilometres of pipeline for towns, villages and industries.
It draws water mainly from the Godavari and Krishna river systems.
The project won recognition for large-scale rural water supply in Telangana.
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