Canal

Canal Administration

 

The total river water allocated to Punjab is 14.22 MAF which is distributed  to command area through 7 main canal system namely Sirhind Canal System, Bist Doab Canal system , UBDC system , Sirhind Feeder System , Eastern Canal system, Bhakra Main line  System and Shahnehar Canal  System.

Canal Administration is primarily responsible for operation and maintenance of a very well developed and widespread 14500 Kms long canal system and 5 Head Works. Total cultivable command area in Punjab is 42.90 lac hectare out of which 30.88 lac hectare has been brought under command of canals networks (In addition to pre-partition utilization of 32MAF in Shahnehar Canal System).

The canal infrastructure which was developed in pre independence and post independence period as per details:

Canal irrigation systems in Punjab comprise of

  • Sirhind Canal system
  • Bist Doab Canal system
  • Bhakra Main Line (BML) Canal System
  • Upper Bari Doab Canal system, Kashmir Canal 
  • Ferozepur Feeder/Sirhind Feeder system
  • Eastern Canal system
  • Makhu Canal System
  • Banur canal system
  • Shahnehar Canal system
  • Kashmir Canal system.
  • The Rajasthan Feeder
  • Bikaner Canal

Objectives

Water is the most essential natural resource, a basic human need and the most important input for all human development activity. The main objective of the Admn is to develop, plan, utilize and manage this important resource for irrigation in a judicious, equitable, sustainable and sound economic manner.

An Act to regulate irrigation, namely ‘Northern India Canal and Drainage Act, 1873 has been enacted for this purpose.

Detail of On-going Projects

Rehabilitation/ Remodelling of the following canals are in progress:

Sr. No.

Name of Project

Approved Cost (in Lacs)

1.

Project estimate for reconstruction of Azam Wala Minor from RD 0 to 44014 off taking at RD 31000/R of Panjawa Distributory.

951.75

2.

Project Estimate for cement concrete lining of southern Distributory system.

4199.96

3.

Project Estimate for concrete lining of Khanna Distributory system with 10% enhanced capacity.

8265.57

4.

Project Estimate for rehabilitation with 10% enhanced capacity (with concrete lining) of Gobindgarh Distributory from RD 0 to 76790 (Tail) off taking at RD 58970/R of BML Canal.

1839.17

5.

Project Estimate for Modernization of Kanganwal Distributory system

1474.53

6.

Project Estimate for Modernization/Concrete Lining of 6-R Distributory.

5056.13

7.

Project Estimate Reconstruction with (concrete lining) of barnala Disty. System with 20% enhanced capacity off-taking at RD 85991/R of Kotla Disty.

8153.11

 

8.

Project Estimate of concrete lining of Sehna Distributory system with 10% enhanced capacity to run the system properly.

4545.82

9.

Rehabilitation of 11 No. Distributory/Minor of Kandi Canal Stage-1 From RD 0-59.500 KM.

1976.93

10.

Project for Development of Tourism at Thana dam, Hoshiarpur.

53.25

11.

Project estimate for rehabilitation, renovation and modernization of Qadian and  Harpur distributary.

1102.57

12.

Project Estimate for Rehabilitation, Renovation and Modernization of Shahpur Kandi Channel no. 02,03 & 04.

3733.00

13.

Project for Relining of Sirhind feeder Feeder from RD 1197000 to 447927.

671.479

14.

Project for Relining of Rajasthan Feeder from RD 179000 to 496000.

1305.267
     
     

 

New Project

1 Project Estimate for Extension, Renovation and Modernization of canals being fed from River Sutlej.

Estimated Cost

(in Crore)
   
  1. Bathinda Branch

Rs. 381.22

  1. Abohar Branch

Rs. 248.46

  1. Sidhwan Branch

Rs. 87.83

d. Bist Doab Canal system

Rs. 367.37

                 TOTAL

Rs. 1084.88

The following project has to be submitted to Central Water Commission, New Delhi for technical appraisal.

 

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