Harike Barrage

barrage, India

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The Harike Barrage is a structure located in India at the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej rivers. It serves as the source for the Indira Gandhi Canal, which is one of the longest canals in India. This canal irrigates a significant area of desert in western Rajasthan. The barrage is a crucial component of India's irrigation system, facilitating the distribution of water from the eastern Indus tributaries to various states, including Punjab and Rajasthan.12

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Indus River
Irrigation of the Indus River
The Harike Barrage, at the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej, channels water into the Indira Gandhi Canal, which runs for about 400 miles (640 km) to the southwest to irrigate some 1.5 million acres (607,000 hectares) of desert in western Rajasthan. The main canal was…
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The Harike Barrage, at the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej, channels water into the Indira Gandhi Canal, which runs for about 400 miles (640 km) to the southwest to irrigate some 1.5 million acres (607,000 hectares) of desert in western Rajasthan. The main canal was…
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Thar Desert
Economy
The canal begins at the Harike Barrage—at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian Punjab—and continues in a southwesterly direction for some 290 miles (470 km).
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The canal begins at the Harike Barrage—at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in the Indian Punjab—and continues in a southwesterly direction for some 290 miles (470 km).
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