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Indira Gandhi Rajasthan Canal Project

In this article we will discuss Indira Gandhi Rajasthan Canal Project

Indira Gandhi Rajasthan Canal Project

It is ambitious plan to bring new areas under irrigation. The water of the Beas and
Ravi has to be diverted to Satluj. The Pong Dam on the Beas impounds 6,90,000 ha metres water. This dam helped in the division of Beas into Satluj in a regulated manner. It enabled Rajasthan canal to irrigation Ganganagar, Bikaner and Jaiselmer Districts. The main canal is 468 km long.

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