Indira Gandhi Canal
E32407
The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of India’s longest irrigation canals, built to bring water from the Sutlej and Beas rivers to arid regions of Rajasthan, transforming parts of the Thar Desert into cultivable land.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Indira Gandhi Canal canonical | 5 |
| Rajasthan Canal | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T247290 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indira Gandhi Canal Context triple: [Thar Desert, crossedBy, Indira Gandhi Canal]
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A.
Chenab River
The Chenab River is a major river of the Indian subcontinent that flows through the Jammu region and into Pakistan, playing a key role in the Indus River system and regional agriculture.
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B.
Sabarmati River
The Sabarmati River is a major river in western India that flows through the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat and holds significant historical importance due to its association with Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian independence movement.
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C.
Jhelum River
The Jhelum River is a major river of the northern Indian subcontinent that flows through the Kashmir Valley into Pakistan, forming part of the Indus River system.
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Sutlej River
The Sutlej River is a major transboundary river of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, originating in Tibet and flowing through the Himalayas into the plains of India and Pakistan, where it forms an important part of the Indus River system.
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E.
Narmada
Narmada is a major river in central India, revered in Hinduism and known for flowing westward into the Arabian Sea through a deep rift valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indira Gandhi Canal Target entity description: The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of India’s longest irrigation canals, built to bring water from the Sutlej and Beas rivers to arid regions of Rajasthan, transforming parts of the Thar Desert into cultivable land.
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A.
Chenab River
The Chenab River is a major river of the Indian subcontinent that flows through the Jammu region and into Pakistan, playing a key role in the Indus River system and regional agriculture.
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B.
Sabarmati River
The Sabarmati River is a major river in western India that flows through the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat and holds significant historical importance due to its association with Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian independence movement.
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C.
Jhelum River
The Jhelum River is a major river of the northern Indian subcontinent that flows through the Kashmir Valley into Pakistan, forming part of the Indus River system.
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D.
Sutlej River
The Sutlej River is a major transboundary river of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, originating in Tibet and flowing through the Himalayas into the plains of India and Pakistan, where it forms an important part of the Indus River system.
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E.
Narmada
Narmada is a major river in central India, revered in Hinduism and known for flowing westward into the Arabian Sea through a deep rift valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Indira Gandhi Canal Description of subject: The Indira Gandhi Canal is one of India’s longest irrigation canals, built to bring water from the Sutlej and Beas rivers to arid regions of Rajasthan, transforming parts of the Thar Desert into cultivable land.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.