Question

what were the canal colonies? where and why were they introduced?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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Canal colonies are the areas which were irrigated by the new canals.

1). In India, british build a network of irrigation canal to transform semi desert waste into fertile agricultural land for export.

2). Here people from other part of punjab are settled down to grown wheat and cotton for export.