The Upper Ganga Canal originates from–

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(a) Haridwar — The construction of Upper Ganga Canal was conceived and constructed by Proby T. Cautley during the period 1840- 1854. In the beginning, one of the branches of river, a natural channel flowing near Haridwar, was made use of to divert practically the entire water flow by construction of temporary obstructions across other branches. The Upper Ganga Canal system then comprised 910 km of main canal and branches and 5280 km of distributaries to provide irrigation facilities in the district of Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Bulandshahar and Aligarh. Total area irrigated annually being 0.7 million hectares.

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(B) Kalagarh

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(C) Karna Prayag

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(D) Tehri

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