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Canal Network

canal network is a system of man-made waterways that are interconnected
and used for transportation, irrigation, and other purposes. Haryana has an N
Aextensive canal network used for transportation, irrigation, and various
other purposes. Managed by the Haryana Irrigation & Water Resources Department
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(I&WRD), the major canal systems include the Western Yamuna Canal, Eastern
Yamuna Canal, Bhakra Canal, Sirsa Branch Canal, Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Canal,
and Bhalaut Sub Branch (BSB). The Western Yamuna Canal originates from the S
Hathnikund Barrage in Yamunanagar district and runs through Karnal, Panipat, Scale
Sonipat, and Rohtak districts, providing irrigation for agricultural land. Similarly, Kms
the Eastern Yamuna Canal also originates from the Hathnikund Barrage and runs 0 12.5 25 50 75 100
through some of the districts in Uttar Pradesh. The Bhakra Canal is another
significant canal originating from the Bhakra Dam in Himachal Pradesh. It passes
through Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Kaithal, Hisar, and Fatehabad districts,
serving irrigation purposes in these areas. The Sirsa Branch Canal branches off from
the Bhakra Canal near Kaithal and runs through Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Fatehabad,
and Sirsa districts, providing irrigation for agricultural land.
Figure 14 presents the Canal network of Haryana and the category wise distribution
of the canal network across districts in Haryana is provided in Table 14. The canal
network in Haryana is systematically organized across its districts. It includes
various components such as main branches, sub-branches, canals, channels, major
distributaries, and minor distributaries. The main branch originates directly from a
river or reservoir, transporting significant volumes of water to supply the branch and
distributary canals. Branch canals extend from the main canals at regular intervals.
Major distributary canals can branch off from either the branch canals or, in some
instances, directly from the main canal, providing water to minor distributaries and
field channels. Additionally, cultivators excavate escape and feeder channels within
irrigated fields, which are supplied by the distributary and branch canals through
designated outlets. Among the districts in Haryana, Sirsa boasts the longest canal
network at 2,965 km, whereas Gurugram has the shortest at 178 km. Fatehabad and
Sirsa are the only districts with main canal lengths recorded which are being fed by
main canal.
Table 14. District-wise Canal Networks
Categorywise Length in Kilometers
District Main Sub Major Distri- Sub
Branch Branch Branch Canal Channel Distributary butary Minor Minor Escape Feeder Others Total
Ambala 0 39 0 14 0 5 80 142 11 0 21 82 394
Bhiwani 0 42 3 147 30 0 462 932 180 0 154 0 1947
Charkhi Dadri 0 1 0 75 13 0 270 381 48 0 39 0 828
Faridabad 0 0 0 28 0 0 157 62 1 0 40 0 288
Fatehabad 99 99 11 5 64 0 502 575 145 40 58 34 1632
Gurugram 0 0 6 11 35 0 49 69 8 0 0 0 178
Hisar 0 64 86 3 59 0 494 910 199 0 269 107 2190
Jhajjar 0 0 13 15 115 0 194 571 52 0 44 0 1004
Jind 0 194 94 40 11 0 448 789 145 14 28 14 1777
Kaithal 0 361 22 10 6 0 485 538 179 0 23 0 1624
Karnal 164 89 34 370 26 4 357 382 57 0 11 0 1494
Kurukshetra 0 107 0 103 5 0 308 177 82 0 23 15 820
Mahendragarh 0 32 0 15 4 0 256 269 86 0 28 0 689
Mewat 0 30 8 20 0 0 213 90 0 0 0 0 361
Palwal 0 0 0 62 4 0 220 182 3 0 0 0 470
Panipat 0 155 0 15 34 0 225 225 56 0 15 0 725
Rewari 0 0 0 72 11 0 344 153 13 0 24 0 618
Rohtak 0 0 152 0 7 0 193 390 18 0 54 3 818
Sirsa 158 121 37 199 214 51 953 984 152 0 94 0 2965
Sonipat 0 84 130 17 68 0 397 369 72 0 26 7 1170
Yamunanagar 0 0 0 152 10 0 73 181 0 0 17 0 433
Haryana 422 1418 596 1374 714 60 6681 8372 1507 53 967 261 22425
Source: I&WRD, Haryana Figure 14. Canal Network Data Source-I&WRA, Haryana
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