PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
INDIAN ISLANDS
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Question
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Bhakra Nangal
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Indira Gandhi canal
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Sirhind canal
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none of above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Design and construction The idea of bringing the waters from the Himalayan Rivers flowing through Punjab and into Pakistan was conceived by hydraulic engineer Kanwar Sain in the late 1940s.
Detailed explanation-2: -irrigation of Thar Desert The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates a vast amount of land in the Indian portion of the Thar. The canal begins at the Harike Barrage-at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian Punjab-and continues in a southwesterly direction for some 290 miles (470…
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indira Gandhi Canal seems to be changing the face of Rajasthan’s deserts. Launched a few years ago, the canal has transformed the barren deserts of Jaisalmer district into rich and lush fields. Besides providing water for the crops, the canal would supply drinking water to hundreds of people in the far-flung areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Due to the Indira Gandhi Canal, the physical condition of Thar has changed at large scale which ultimately results into disturbance of biodiversity of the region. The xeric biodiversity of the region is under threat; some species are at the point of extinction.