Ganga Canal (Rajasthan)

Not to be confused with Ganges Canal.

Gang Canal (Bikaner canal)
Gang canal in northern-western area of district near Ganganagar
Interactive map of Gang Canal (Bikaner canal)
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

The Ganga Canal (also called Gang Canal) of Rajasthan is an irrigation system of canals in the present district of Sri Ganganagar fed from the Sutlej River from Ferozepur Headworks 10 km northwest of Firozpur in Punjab state, close to the India–Pakistan border, and passes through the Faridkot, Fazilka and Muktsar districts of Punjab before entering Rajasthan in Ganganagar district and ends in Hanumangarh district. It was constructed in the early twentieth century by Ganga Singh, the king of erstwhile Bikaner princely state.

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