Bhakra Canal system

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irrigation canal system water distribution network

The Bhakra Canal system is an extensive irrigation and water distribution network in northern India that channels water from the Bhakra Dam to agricultural and other users across several states.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Bhakra canal system 2
Bhakra Canal 1
Bhakra Left Bank Canal 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf irrigation canal system ⓘ
water distribution network ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bhakra Main Line Canal system NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithProject Bhakra Nangal Dam project NERFINISHED ⓘ
benefits crop diversification ⓘ
food security in northern India ⓘ
rural livelihoods ⓘ
contributesTo intensive rice cultivation ⓘ
intensive wheat cultivation ⓘ
country India ⓘ
designedFor large-scale canal command area ⓘ
feedsFrom Bhakra Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy inter-state water sharing agreements ⓘ
hasComponent branch canals ⓘ
distributaries ⓘ
headworks ⓘ
main canal ⓘ
minor canals ⓘ
regulators ⓘ
importance major irrigation source for Haryana ⓘ
major irrigation source for Punjab ⓘ
supplemental irrigation source for Rajasthan ⓘ
infrastructureType gravity flow canal system ⓘ
linkedTo Bhakra Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn northern India ⓘ
managedBy Bhakra Beas Management Board NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Bhakra Nangal Project NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryPurpose irrigation ⓘ
purpose drinking water supply ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ
regionTypeServed intensively cultivated regions ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
sector agricultural infrastructure ⓘ
water resources ⓘ
servesRegion Chandigarh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Haryana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsActivity agriculture ⓘ
green revolution agriculture ⓘ
multi-crop farming ⓘ
usesWaterFrom Sutlej River NERFINISHED ⓘ
waterSourceType reservoir-fed ⓘ
waterUse canal irrigation ⓘ
surface irrigation ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhakra Dam → managesWaterFor → Bhakra Canal system ⓘ
Bhakra Dam → partOf → Bhakra Canal system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhakra–Nangal Project
Bhakra Dam → associatedProject → Bhakra Canal system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhakra Right Bank Canal
Bhakra Dam → associatedProject → Bhakra Canal system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhakra Left Bank Canal
Rupnagar → nearbyWaterBody → Bhakra Canal system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhakra Canal
Hanumangarh district → hasIrrigationSource → Bhakra Canal system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhakra canal system
Fatehabad district → majorIrrigationSource → Bhakra Canal system ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bhakra canal system