Question

What are canal colonies?Why and were they set up?

Answer 1

The British Indian government built a network of irrigation canals to transform semi-desert wastes into fertile agricultural lands that could grow wheat and cotton for export. The Canal Colonies, as the areas irrigated by the new canals were called, were settled by peasants from other parts of Punjab.

Answer 2

The British Indian government installed canals in some parts of the country to irrigate the desert like land to grow wheat and cotton for export this was done in Punjab. As the are was irrigated peasants came and settled and formed colony that is called the canal colony