Q52. Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest canal systems in India. Consider the following statements.
1. The canal was conceived by Kanwar Sain
2. The canal originates at Harike barrage in Punjab and runs parallel to Pakistan border.
3. The canal also passes through Haryana
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Q52. Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest canal systems in India. Consider the following statements.
1. The canal was conceived by Kanwar Sain
2. The canal originates at Harike barrage in Punjab and runs parallel to Pakistan border.
3. The canal also passes through Haryana
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is D (d) All of the above
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest canal projects in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Harike, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan state.
The canal enters Haryana from Punjab near Lohgarh village then runs through the western part of the Sirsa district before entering Rajasthan near Kharakhera village in the Tibbi tehsil of the Hanumangarh district.
The idea of bringing the waters from the Himalayan Rivers flowing through Punjab and into Pakistan was conceived by an hydraulic engineer, Kanwar Sain in the late 1940s
(d) All of the above
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the largest canal projects in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Harike, a few kilometers below the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers in the Indian state of Punjab and terminates in irrigation facilities in the Thar Desert in the north west of Rajasthan state.
The canal enters Haryana from Punjab near Lohgarh village then runs through the western part of the Sirsa district before entering Rajasthan near Kharakhera village in the Tibbi tehsil of the Hanumangarh district.
The idea of bringing the waters from the Himalayan Rivers flowing through Punjab and into Pakistan was conceived by an hydraulic engineer, Kanwar Sain in the late 1940s
