Q. Consider the following:
- Upper Bari Doab Canal
- Upper Jhelum Canal
- Upper Chenab Canal
- Lower Bari Doab Canal
Which of the above canals were included in the Punjab Triple Canal Project?
Answer:
Only 2, 3 and 4
Notes: The Punjab Triple Canal Project comprised the Upper Jhelum Canal, the Upper Chenab Canal, and the Lower Bari Doab Canal. The Upper Bari Doab Canal was not part of this scheme. Sanctioned in 1905 and functional by 1917, the project aimed to irrigate over 1.75 million acres in Punjab by interlinking the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, and Ravi.