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| Agra Canal | |
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 Agra Canal headworks, atOkhla barrage, in Delhi, 1871. | |
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| Country | India |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 140[1] miles (230 km) |
| Lock length | 120 ft |
| Lock width | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Locks | One |
| Maximum height above sea level | 659 ft (201 m) |
| History | |
| Construction began | 1868[1] |
| Date completed | 1874 |
| Date closed | 1904 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Okhla barrage |
| Beginningcoordinates | 28°34′N77°18′E / 28.567°N 77.300°E /28.567; 77.300 |
TheAgra Canal is an important Indianirrigation work which starts fromOkhla in Delhi. The Agracanal originates at theOkhla barrage, downstream of Nizamuddin bridge.[2]
The canal receives its water from theYamuna River atOkhla, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the south of New Delhi. The weir across theYamuna was constructed of locally quarried stone.[1] It was about 800 yards (730 m) long, and rises seven feet above the summer level of the river.
FromOkhla the canal follows a route south then southeast for 140 miles (230 km) in the high land between the Khari-Nadi and theYamuna and finally joins the Utanga River about 27 miles (43 km) below Agra.[1] Navigable branches connect the canal withMathura andAgra.[3]The canal irrigates about 150,000 hectares (370,000 acres) inAgra, andMathura inUttar Pradesh,Faridabad inHaryana,Bharatpur inRajasthan and also some parts of Delhi.
The canal opened in the year 1874. In the beginning, it was available for navigation, in Delhi, erstwhileGurgaon,Mathura andAgra Districts, andBharatpur State. Later, navigation was stopped in 1904 and the canal has, since then, been exclusively used for irrigation purposes only. At present, the canal does not flow in Gurgaon district, but only inFaridabad, which was earlier a part of Gurgaon.
In recent times, Agra canal is an important landmark which separatesGreater Faridabad fromFaridabad.
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