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The Longest Canal in WB
Which is the longest canal in West Bengal?

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Answered by sawakkincsem
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The longest canal is the Damodar Project Canal of around 695 meteres which is a feeder canal from Farakka Barrage is the longest canal in West Bengal. 

This Barrage is about 25 miles which are almost 40 kilometers long to the Bhagirathi-Hoogly River. 

Farakka Barrage is across the Ganges River and is also 16 kilometers near to the border of Bangladesh.
Answered by alinakincsem
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West Bengal is relatively a humid state where little or irrigation is practiced and has around 37.5 percent of the area is irrigated. 

Damodar Project Canal is the longest canal in West Bengal which is 692 metres long and 12 meters high from this canal there are two canals taken out one is right bank canal which is 89km and it's responsible for irrigating around 4.2 Lakh hectares of land and the left bank is 137km long and this one is used for navigation.
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