Consider the following statements: 1) Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake. 2) Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake. [2023]

Consider the following statements:

Jhelum River passes through Wular Lake.
Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru Lake.
Meandering of Gandak River formed Kanwar Lake.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only one
Only two
All three
None

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

Jhelum originates from a spring at Verinag in J&K, located at the foot of the Pir Panjal Range. It is called Vyeth in Kashmiri, Vetesta in Sanskrit, and Hydaspes in Greek. It is the main waterway of the Kashmir Valley, which flows through Srinagar and Wular Lake. This transboundary river joins the Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan.
Major tributaries: Liddar, Dudhganga and Sindh.
Important cities: Srinagar, Baramulla and Uri.

Map showing Indus River Basin across Pakistan, India, and China (Tibet), highlighting major rivers like Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej in blue and green. Key dams and hydroelectric projects such as Uri II Dam, Baglihar Dam, Ranjit Sagar, Bhakra Dam, and Kishanganga HEP are labeled in blue boxes, with elevation shading and political boundaries for geographic context

Statement 2 is incorrect

Kolleru Lake was previously a lagoon, but now it is several kilometres inland due to the coastline of emergence and delta formation. The lake is fed directly by the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru streams and is connected to the Krishna and Godavari systems via several inflowing drains and channels (not directly fed by the Krishna River). It was declared a Ramsar site in 2002 for its ecological importance.

Statement 3 is incorrect

Kanwar Lake, also known as Kabartal locally, is located in Bihar’s Begusarai district. It is a residual oxbow lake & Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake.
It is formed due to the meandering of the Burhi Gandak River, a tributary of Ganga. It is a rainfed lake, according to waterbody experts and fills up during the monsoon season. Challenges faced by Kanwar Lake: Increasing silt accumulation, deforestation, and land disputes.

Additional Information: Gandak River

Originates near the Tibet-Nepal border at a height of 7,620 m
It receives a large number of tributaries in Nepal Himalaya.
Its important tributaries are the Kali Gandak, the Mayangadi, the Bari and the Trishuli.
It flows into the Ganga at Hajipur in Bihar.

Map of Ganga River Basin showing river network, major cities, and dams across northern India and neighboring countries. Key features include labeled rivers in blue, cities in red, dams and reservoirs in blue boxes, with elevation shading highlighting Himalayan foothills and plains

Burhi Gandak

Originates from the western slopes of the Sumesar hills near the India-Nepal border.
It joins the Ganga near Monghyr town.

Map showing river systems in a region including Patna and Kathmandu, highlighting Burhi Gandak river and its tributaries in red, while other rivers like Gandak, Ganga, and Son are in blue. The map uses latitude and longitude markers with a scale bar indicating distances up to 40 kilometers, emphasizing river flow patterns and geographic locations