Indian peoples over 70% depending on Agriculture, hundreds of dams and reservoir built mainly for irrigation purpose and hundreds of rivers used for canals throughout Agricultural lands. Several projects under review to connect rivers in the different parts of India.
Canal Name |
Length |
Location |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Ganges Canal | 1412 km | Haridwar to Aligarh district via Meerut and Bulandshahr |
| Indira Gandhi Canal | 649 km | Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana |
| Buckingham Canal | 421 km | Vijayawada to Villupuram District in Tamilnadu |
| Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal | 214 km | Connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers |
| Sharda Canal | 938 km (including all branches) | Pilibhit District, Uttar Pradesh |