Sirhind Canal

The Sirhind Canal is a large irrigation canal that carries water from the Sutlej River in Punjab state, India. It is one of the oldest and biggest irrigation works in the Indus River system, and was inaugurated in 1882 CE.[1] The canal begins at Ropar headworks near Ropar city in Rupnagar district of Punjab.[1]

  1. ^ a b R. Rangachari (2006), Bhakra-Nangal Project: socio-economic and environmental impacts, Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-19-567534-4, ... Sirhind Canal The Ropar headworks feeding the Sirhind canal system are among the oldest developments in the Indus basin, particularly based on the flows of the Sutlej. The project was undertaken in 1873 ... irrigation commenced in 1882 ...