Read the following about Indira Gandhi Canal Command Area carefully.
A. Indira Gandhi Canal was previously known as the Rajasthan Canal.
B. The Canal Project was launched on 31 March, 1948.
C. The Canal originates at Harike barrage in Punjab.
D. The command area of stage-I lies in Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and northern part of Bikaner districts.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and D only
(A) Indira Gandhi Canal was previously known as the Rajasthan Canal. — Correct. It was earlier called the Rajasthan Canal.
(B) The Canal Project was launched on 31 March, 1948. — Incorrect. The project was launched on 31 March, 1958. In 1948 Kanwar Sain only conceived it. NTA changed the year in a book line, and a true line became false. Read every word before you mark the answer.
(C) The Canal originates at Harike barrage in Punjab. — Correct. The canal starts at Harike barrage in Punjab.
(D) The command area of stage-I lies in Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and northern part of Bikaner districts. — Correct. These three districts form the Stage-I command area.
NCERT (2026-27): “Indira Gandhi Canal (Nahar) Command Area … 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 construction work of the canal system has been carried out through two stages. The command area of Stage-I lies in Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and northern part of Bikaner districts.” |