Inauguration of the Gang Canal(1927)
Maharaja Ganga Singh inaugurates the Gang Canal in 1927 — drawing water from the Sutlej river to irrigate 800,000 acres of Thar Desert and creating Sri Ganganagar.
Participants
- Maharaja Ganga Singh
- Visionary ruler who commissioned and built the Gang Canal
Theatres
- Sri Ganganagar
Location of Gang Canal inauguration
Facts at a glance
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- Tags
- Gang Canal, Ganga Singh, Bikaner, irrigation, 1927, Thar Desert, Sri Ganganagar, agriculture
Significance · NATIONAL
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