Last Updated: 4 Oct 2024
1st ever New Canal in the post-Independence era[1]
149.53 km long Malwa canal project will cater to the irrigational needs of ~2 lakh acres[1:1]
Loss of Water Share: Currently Punjab gets only 68% of its allowance from the Bhakra dam[2]
-- Rajasthan gets about 125% and Haryana 110-115%
-- Malwa Canal will help in removing this anomaly and creating a balance
Even 190 villages in the entire Ferozepur Feeder area will start receiving water continuously
More than 300 lift pumps operate on the Sirhind Feeder between Faridkot and Muktsar, irrigating the area on the other bank of the Rajasthan Feeder[2:4]
REFERENCES:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/malwa-canal-to-irrigate-2-lakh-acres-in-southern-punjab-mann-101722101543329.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/in-water-starved-punjab-plans-for-a-new-irrigation-canal-raise-several-concerns-9499220/lite/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎