Question

Which one of the following tributaries of river Indus feeds the canal system of the Bhakra Nangal Project?
1. Chenab
2. Satluj
3. Ravi
4. Jhelum

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Satluj

The correct answer is Satluj.

• The Bhakra-Nangal Dam was the second tallest dam in Asia after the Tehri dam with a height of 207.26 meters approximately.
• It is located on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and it is built on the Sutlej River.
• It is the highest straight gravity dam in India.
• Bhakra Nangal Dam has a length of 518.25 (1700 ft) meters and a width of 9.1 meters (30 ft) approximately.

• The Indus is the westernmost River system in the subcontinent. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Satluj are its main tributaries.
• Mangla Dam, embankment dam on the Jhelum River near Jhelum, Pakistan.
• The three dams are Pakul Dul, Sawalkot, and Bursar Dam on the Chenab river.
• The Ranjit Sagar Dam, known as the Thein Dam, is a part of a hydroelectric project initiated by the Government of Punjab. It is constructed on the Ravi River.
• The Pong Dam, also known as the Beas Dam, is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Beas River in the state of Himachal Pradesh.