Which of the following thermal power stations is situated at Chachai of Anuppur district?

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Correct — B, Amarkantak power station. The Amarkantak Thermal Power Station — one of Madhya Pradesh's oldest coal-based plants, run by MP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL) — is physically located at Chachai in Anuppur district; it carries the 'Amarkantak' name because Anuppur is the district containing the Amarkantak plateau (source of the Narmada and Son rivers), even though the plant site itself is at Chachai.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong location — the Satpura Thermal Power Station is at Sarni in Betul district, not Chachai/Anuppur.  (c) Wrong type and location — Bansagar is a multipurpose dam and irrigation-cum-hydel project on the Son river, not a coal thermal station at Chachai.  (d) Wrong — Amarkantak power station is indeed the one situated at Chachai, Anuppur district.

Concept: Madhya Pradesh's major coal-based thermal power stations, run by MP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL), are sited near coalfields/rail links across different districts: Satpura TPS at Sarni (Betul), Amarkantak TPS at Chachai (Anuppur), and Birsinghpur (Sanjay Gandhi) TPS at Birsinghpur (Umaria). Matching 'plant name ↔ actual site ↔ district' is a recurring MPPSC question type.

State PCS 2023 Q78 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2023 Q78 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer