RAS question
The Ferozepur Feeder canal reconstruction in Rajasthan aims to divert surplus water from which barrage?
Correct answer: (C) Harike Barrage.
The Ferozepur Feeder canal reconstruction in Rajasthan aims to divert surplus water from Harike Barrage.
Explanation
The answer is Harike Barrage because the cited report says the Ferozepur Feeder of the Indira Gang Canal System is being relined and reconstructed for Rs 647.62 crore, and that these works would make it possible to fetch surplus water from Harike Barrage to the Ferozepur Feeder. The project is meant to improve water availability in the canal system, strengthening irrigation in northern Rajasthan. The source specifically links the expected benefit to farmers in the Gang Canal command area, mainly in Sriganganagar and Hanumangarh districts. So the key geography point is not merely the canal name, but the source of surplus water feeding the reconstructed canal system: Harike Barrage.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Hirakud Barrage is not identified in the cited project report; the surplus water source named for the Ferozepur Feeder works is Harike Barrage.
- (B) Bhakra Barrage does not match the cited reconstruction objective, which is to fetch surplus water from Harike Barrage to the Ferozepur Feeder.
- (D) Farakka Barrage is outside the cited Ferozepur Feeder objective; the report names Harike Barrage as the source of surplus water for this project.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan irrigation geography, especially how canal systems and barrages support command areas in the north-western districts. It recurs in RAS because Indira Gandhi Canal-linked projects connect physical geography with agriculture, regional development and state current affairs.