Indira Gandhi canal is the longest canal in India.
The total length of the canal is around 650 Km (204 km Indira Gandhi Feeder canal (IGFC) + 445 Km Indira Gandhi Main canal (IGMC)) = 1095 km
The aim of this ambitious project is to irrigate the thirsty desert land of Western Rajasthan with Himalaya's water and provide drinking water to crores of
inhabitants of this area.The origin of this canal is from the Harike barrage situated in Punjab at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas.
From Harike, the 204 Km long Indira Gandhi Feeder takes-off which has 170 Km length in Punjab & Haryana and the remaining 34 Kms in Rajasthan.
This canal enters Rajasthan at Hanumangarh.
The canal was earlier known as the “Rajasthan Canal”.
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