Bikaner Canal Colony (in Punjab)
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Bikaner Canal Colony (in Punjab) is an irrigated settlement region in present-day Punjab that developed along the Bikaner Canal system, historically associated with the former princely state of Bikaner.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bikaner Canal Colony (Punjab) | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal colony
ⓘ
irrigated settlement region ⓘ |
| administrativeContext | present-day Indian Punjab ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bikaner State irrigation policy ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| developedAlong | Bikaner Canal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
canal-irrigated farming
ⓘ
crop cultivation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
planned agricultural settlement ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Princely State of Bikaner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | area influenced by Bikaner State irrigation projects ⓘ |
| influencedBy | canal colonization policies in northwestern India ⓘ |
| infrastructure | irrigation channels and distributaries ⓘ |
| landUse | intensive irrigated agriculture ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Bikaner Canal irrigation network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Punjab
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Punjab, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | canal colony system of northwestern India ⓘ |
| purpose |
agricultural development
ⓘ
settlement of cultivators in irrigated tracts ⓘ |
| settlementPattern | village settlements aligned with canal distributaries ⓘ |
| terrainType | formerly arid or semi-arid land converted to irrigated land ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late colonial and post-colonial era ⓘ |
| waterSource | Bikaner Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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