True Facts about Operation Flood
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Question (English)
Which is true about the Operation Flood project?
- It contains 3 phases & was launched in India on 1st July 1970
- Operation Flood Phase II was started on 2nd Oct 1979
- It owes its origin to the late PM Mr. Lal Bahadur Shastri
- All the above ✓ Correct
Explanation:
Correct Answer: All the above
All three statements about Operation Flood are correct:
Statement-wise Verification
- 3 phases, launched 1st July 1970: Correct. Operation Flood had 3 phases: Phase I (1970–1980), Phase II (1981–1985), Phase III (1985–1996). Launched on 1st July 1970 during the 4th Five-Year Plan.
- Phase II started 2nd Oct 1979: Correct. Phase II was inaugurated on 2nd October 1979 (Gandhi Jayanti).
- Owes origin to Lal Bahadur Shastri: Correct. It was PM Shastri who first envisioned linking India's milk surplus in Anand with deficit in metropolitan cities.
Additional Facts
- Implementing agency: NDDB (National Dairy Development Board), headquartered at Anand, Gujarat.
- Backbone cooperative: AMUL.
- Dr. Verghese Kurien was the chief architect of Operation Flood — hence called Milkman of India.
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