Question

What were canal colonies in India and why were they built?

Answer 1

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➡Canal Colonies: 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.

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