Consider the following statements about the Indira Gandhi Canal.
1. It begins at the Harike barrage in Punjab.
2. It was earlier called the Rajasthan Canal.
3. It runs roughly parallel to the India-Bangladesh border.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 1 and 2 only
The Indira Gandhi Canal carries water from the rivers of Punjab into the dry lands of the Thar Desert in western Rajasthan.
1. It begins at the Harike barrage in Punjab. — Correct. The canal starts at the Harike barrage, built near the meeting point of the Satluj and the Beas in Punjab.
2. It was earlier called the Rajasthan Canal. — Correct. The project was known as the Rajasthan Canal before it was renamed after Indira Gandhi.
3. It runs roughly parallel to the India-Bangladesh border. — Incorrect. The canal lies in western Rajasthan and runs parallel to the India-Pakistan border, at an average distance of about 40 km from it.