Question

Which of the following canals were constructed as a part of the Triple Canal Project that began in 1905?

1. Upper Bari Doab Canal

2. Upper Jhelum Canal

3. Upper Chenab Canal

4. Lower Bari Doab Canal

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 1, 3 and 4
3. 2, 3 and 4
4. 1, 2 and 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 2, 3 and 4

The correct answer is 2, 3 and 4.

• System of link canals
• by Punjab Public Works Department
• Sanctioned in 1905.
  • Upper Jhelum
  • Upper Chenab
  • Lower Bari Doab
• Chief engineer - John Benton
• canals carrying 27,000 cubic feet of water.
• Carry water of Jhelum to Chenab and then to Ravi river which will carry water further.

• Chenab and Jhelum are tributaries of Indus.
• Indus originates from Bokar Chu glacier in the Tibetan region.
• Many tributaries-
  • Gilgit, Hunza, Nubra, Shyok, Dras, Gasting in Himalayas.
• Main tributaries - Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej.
• It flows into Arabian Sea.