“Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” Albert Szent. Unless we take quick action to save water, this ‘elixir of life’ will change to muddy swamps and no longer be there to support human life anymore. We should NOT be saying like the Ancient Mariner of Coleridge- Water, water, everywhere, Not any drop to drink.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
INDIRA GANDHI CANAL
INDIRA GANDHI CANAL initially known as Rajasthan Canal, is one of the largest canal systems in India. It was planned by Kanwar Sain in 1948, the canal project was launched on 31 March, 1958. The canal originate at Harika barrage in Punjab and runs parallel to Pakistan border at a distance of almost 40 km in Thar desert of Rajasthan. The total planned length of the system is 9060 km catering to the irrigation needs of a total culturable command area of 19.63 lac hectares. Out of the total command area, about 70 per cent was envisaged to be irrigated by flow system and the rest by lift system. The construction work of the canal system has been carried out through two stages. The command area of STAGE-1 lies in Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and northern part of Bikaner districts. It has gently undulating topography and its culturable command area is almost .53 lac hectares. The command area of Stage-2 is spread over Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Nagaur and Churu districts covering culturable command area of 14.10 lac ha.It comprises desert land dotted with shifting sand dunes and temperature soaring 50 degree celcius in summers. All the lift canals of Indira Gandhi Canal system is at left bank of main canal while all the canals on the right bank if flow channels.
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