1. Describe the Indira Gandhi canal .
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The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates a vast amount of land in the Indian portion of the Thar. The canal begins at the Harike Barrage—at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian Punjab—and continues in a southwesterly direction for some 290 miles
Ans:- Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates a big land in Indian Portion of Thar. The canals have begin from Harike Barrage. It is the longest canal of India. It brings the waters from Himalayan rivers and flows through Punjab and Pakistan. The initial plan was to build the canal in two stages, Stage I consisting of 204 km (127 mi) feeder canal from Harike barrage in Punjab . The canal was scheduled to be completed by 1971. After the construction of the Indira Gandhi Canal, irrigation facilities were available over an area of 6,770 km2 (1,670,000 acres) in Jaisalmer district and 37 km2 (9,100 acres) in Barmer district.