CANAL OF RAJASTHAN
CANAL OF RAJASTHAN
The 650 km long Rajasthan canal named the Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the longest man-made canals. The main canal along with 7,000 km of distribution canals is the biggest irrigation project in the world. The gigantic project was started in 1958. Originating from the Harike Barrage just below the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej rivers, the canal enters Rajasthan in the Ganganagar district after flowing for 176 km as a feeder canal. As many as 6,444 km long distributaries have been built and over 11, 00,000 hectares have been fed with water for irrigation. The canal and its branches have been lined with specially made tiles because of the sandy terrain.
In the desert region of western Rajasthan where water is more valuable than gold, the canal has been a boon to the people. Bumper crops of wheat, gram, cotton, mustard, sugar cane and pulses greet the visitor along the canal area which not long ago was sandy and desolate.
The 650 km long Rajasthan canal named the Indira Gandhi Canal is one of the longest man-made canals. The main canal along with 7,000 km of distribution canals is the biggest irrigation project in the world. The gigantic project was started in 1958. Originating from the Harike Barrage just below the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej rivers, the canal enters Rajasthan in the Ganganagar district after flowing for 176 km as a feeder canal. As many as 6,444 km long distributaries have been built and over 11, 00,000 hectares have been fed with water for irrigation. The canal and its branches have been lined with specially made tiles because of the sandy terrain.
In the desert region of western Rajasthan where water is more valuable than gold, the canal has been a boon to the people. Bumper crops of wheat, gram, cotton, mustard, sugar cane and pulses greet the visitor along the canal area which not long ago was sandy and desolate.
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