Ganga Canal (Rajasthan)

Gang Canal (Bikaner canal)
Gang canal in northern-western area of district near Ganganagar
History
Original ownerPunjab, Bikaner State, Bahawalpur State
Construction began5 December 1925
Date of first use26 October 1927
Geography
Start point30°59′23″N 74°33′14″E / 30.9896°N 74.5538°E / 30.9896; 74.5538
End point29°29′38″N 73°38′32″E / 29.4939°N 73.6423°E / 29.4939; 73.6423
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The Ganga Canal of Rajasthan[1] (also called Gang Canal) is an irrigation system of canals laid down by Maharaja Ganga Singh in the present district of Sri Ganganagar in the early twentieth century. It is fed from the Sutlej River near Firozpur, Punjab, close to the India–Pakistan border, and passes through the Faridkot, Fazilka and Muktsar districts. Faridkot's Jhok Sarkari village lies on its path.

  1. ^ Daniel Hillel (2016), Advances in Irrigation, Elsevier, p. 132, ISBN 978-1-4832-1527-3