The given map shows the command area of the Indira Gandhi Canal. Answer the question that follows:
What is the total planned length of the Indira Gandhi Canal?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2: 9060 km
Indira Gandhi Canal, previously known as the Rajasthan Canal, is one of the largest canal systems in India. Conceived by Kanwar Sain in 1948, the canal project was launched on 31 March, 1958. The canal originates at Harike barrage in Punjab and runs parallel to Pakistan border at an average distance of 40 km in Thar Desert (Marusthali) of Rajasthan. The total planned length of the system is 9,060 km catering to the irrigation needs of a total culturable command area of 19.63 lakh hectares.