Question

emergece of Canal colonies​

Answer 1

Answer:

Between 1885 and 1940, nine canal colonies were created in the inter-fluvial tracts east of the Beas and Sutlej and west of the Jhelum rivers. The Punjab underwent an agricultural revolution as arid subsistence production was replaced by the commercialised production of huge amounts of wheat, cotton and sugar.

Answer 2

Answer:

Between 1885 and 1940, nine canal colonies were created in the inter-fluvial tracts east of the Beas and Sutlej and west of the Jhelum rivers. The Punjab underwent an agricultural revolution as arid subsistence production was replaced by the commercialised production of huge amounts of wheat, cotton and sugar.

Explanation:

network of irrigation canals was established in Punjab by the British Indian government to turn semi-desert waste into fertile agricultural land that could cultivate wheat and cotton for export. The Colonies located around the areas irrigated by the new canals were called, Canal Colonies.