indian drainage irrigation rivers & projects section 8 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the biggest canal projects in India. It starts from the Harike Barrage at Sultanpur, a few kilometres below the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab state.

It consists of the Rajasthan feeder canal (with the first 167 km in Punjab and Haryana and the remaining 37 km in Rajasthan) and 445 km of the Rajasthan main canal which is entirely within Rajasthan.

This canal enters into Haryana from Punjab near Lohgarh village of Haryana, then running in the western part of district Sirsa it enters into Rajasthan near Kharakhera village of Rajasthan.

The IGNP traverses seven districts of Rajasthan:

1. Barmer,
2. Bikaner,
3. Churu,
4. Hanumangarh,
5. Jaisalmer,
6. Jodhpur, and
7. Sriganganagar.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

Rihand Dam is a concrete gravity dam located at Pipri in Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is on the border of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. It is on the Rihand River which is the tributary of the Son River. The Rihand River flows through the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh.

The Rihand rises from Matiranga hills, in the region southwest of the Mainpat plateau, which is about 2,100 meters above mean sea level. The river flows north roughly through the central part of the Surguja district for 160 kilometres.

The Rihand and its tributaries form a fertile plain in the central part of the district stretching from around Ambikapur to Lakhanpur and Pratappur. Thereafter, it flows north into the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh via the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh, where it is called Rhed and finally joins the Son.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)