Consider the following statements related to infrastructure, literacy and natural resources of India.

A. Indira Gandhi canal originates from Harike Barrage at the confluence of Satluj and Ravi rivers.

B. Effective literacy rate is calculated as the number of literate persons out of the total population aged 5 years and above.

C. Project Tiger was launched in 1973 with 9 tiger reserves and by 2018 it reached to 50 tiger reserves.

D. Gujarat accounts the second largest mangrove forests in India.

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