Benefits of the Indira Gandhi Canal
- Delivers water for drinking, agriculture, and other uses.
- Promotes the growth of fisheries, agriculture, and cattle farming
- Provides employment opportunities and encourages the growth of agro-based industries
- Raises the region’s population’s standard of living
- Enhances the region’s economy by boosting agricultural productivity and fostering tourism
- Through the production of hydropower, offers a source of green energy.
Largest Irrigation Canal in India
Irrigation has been crucial to Indian agriculture since prehistoric times. The prosperous plains of the Ganges and Indus rivers gave rise to the Harappan and Aryan civilizations, who built canals and irrigation systems to water their fields. Nowadays, India has one of the largest networks of canals, reservoirs, and dams in the world, enabling farmers to cultivate crops in otherwise dry places.