The barrage of the Gandak project, built jointly with Nepal, stands at which place?
- A.Bhimnagar
- B.Valmiki Nagar
- C.Dehri
- D.Barauni
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Valmiki Nagar. The Gandak barrage was built at Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran district, on the border with Nepal, under an agreement between the two countries. From the barrage the Tirhut canal runs east and the Saran canal runs west, and a small hydel station uses the fall at the structure itself. The Valmiki tiger reserve takes its name from the same place.
Option A, Bhimnagar in Supaul district, is the site of the Kosi barrage, the other joint project with Nepal, which is why it is the hardest distractor here. Option C, Dehri in Rohtas, carries the Indrapuri barrage on the Sone. Option D, Barauni in Begusarai, is a thermal power and refinery town on the Ganga with no barrage. Keep the pair in mind: Gandak at Valmiki Nagar, Kosi at Bhimnagar.
Read the full article: Bihar Irrigation and Power Projects: Canals and Dams
Practice Questions
View allWhich is the oldest and largest canal irrigation system of Bihar?
- A.Kosi canal system
- B.Gandak canal system
- C.Sone canal system
- D.Bagmati canal system
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Work on the Sone began in the colonial period with an anicut across the river at Dehri in Rohtas district, and the system has been extended ever since, the Indrapuri barrage replacing the old anicut in 1968.
Read the full explanation →The Indrapuri barrage, built across the Sone at Dehri, is located in which district of Bihar?
- A.Rohtas
- B.Aurangabad
- C.Bhojpur
- D.Kaimur
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Dehri on Sone lies in Rohtas district, and the Indrapuri barrage was built there in place of the old anicut, being completed in 1968.
Read the full explanation →The Kosi barrage at Bhimnagar lies in which district of Bihar?
- A.Saharsa
- B.Madhepura
- C.Supaul
- D.Araria
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The Kosi barrage stands at Bhimnagar in Supaul district, where the river enters India from Nepal.
Read the full explanation →Which river of Bihar has traditionally been called the Sorrow of Bihar?
- A.Gandak
- B.Kosi
- C.Sone
- D.Punpun
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The Kosi comes down from Nepal carrying an enormous load of silt, drops it on the flat plain and so keeps raising its own bed.
Read the full explanation →The Tirhut canal is a part of which irrigation project of Bihar?
- A.Kosi project
- B.Sone project
- C.Gandak project
- D.Durgavati project
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The Tirhut canal is the main eastern canal of the Gandak project and takes its name from the old Tirhut region of north Bihar.
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