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Rajasthan Computer Anudeshak Bharti 2026 | Rajasthan Geography Class – सिंचाई परियोजना (Part 2)

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1) Course focus: Rajasthan irrigation major projects (Part 2)

  • The instructor continues from a previous session on Rajasthan irrigation projects, especially multi-reservoir/river valley systems.
  • He then transitions to large irrigation projects, introducing key canal projects in Rajasthan and their historical facts.

2) Chambal Multi-purpose / Multi-division River Valley Project (Rajasthan–Madhya Pradesh, 50:50)

Nature of project

  • A joint project of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in a 50:50 ratio.

Water vs electricity share (important)

  • Water share: 50% to Rajasthan, 50% to Madhya Pradesh
  • Electricity share: 50% electricity to Rajasthan

Total power generation

  • Total capacity: 386 MW
  • Rajasthan gets: 193 MW

Construction executed in 3 phases

The instructor explains construction and components phase-wise.

Phase 1 (Chambal project)

  • Component: Gandhi Sagar Dam
  • Location: Built in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh
  • Completed: 1959
  • Physical specifications:
    • Height: 62 m
    • Length: 513 m
  • Power generation: 115 MW
Dam vs Barrage (difference explained)
  • Dam
    • Stores water; retains collected water.
  • Barrage
    • Does not store water
    • Releases water directly through gates into canals, controlling river flow via gate operation

Example emphasized: after opening gates of Kota Barrage, water release is direct and the river section can be drained quickly.

Phase 1 (second major element completed after the dam): Kota Barrage

  • Completed: 20 November 1960
  • Inaugurated by: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Canals drawn from Kota Barrage
  • Left bank canal
    • Length: 269 km
    • Irrigates: Kota and Bundi (including areas such as Ladpura Kota and Keshavray Patan, as stated)
  • Right bank canal
    • Length: 124 km
    • Irrigates: areas including Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
    • Emphasis: maximum irrigation in Kota and Bundi
Lift canals from the right bank canal
  • 8 lift canals (as listed):
    • Jalipura, Digod, Anta, Anta Minor, Pachel, Ganeshgarh, Sorkhand, Kachari
  • Instructor notes they are distributed across Kota and other locations (map explanation referenced).

Phase 2

  • Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
    • Location: Rawatbhata (near Chittorgarh)
    • Completed: 1970
    • Specs: Height 36 m, Length 1100 m
    • Water-storage claim: largest dam in Rajasthan by water storage (as stated)
    • Power generation: 172 MW
    • Nuclear plant link (as stated): near it is the state’s first and India’s second nuclear power plant

Phase 3

  • Jawahar Sagar Dam
    • Location: Borabas, Kota
    • Completion: associated with 1972 (as stated)
    • Specs: Height 45 m, Length 440 m
    • Power generation: 99 MW
    • Notable feature: only “pick-up dam” on the Chambal River
Pick-up dam concept (explained)
  • A pick-up dam uses an arrangement where water is lifted/pumped via turbines.
  • The instructor contrasts it with “straight” dams and explains it in terms of placement/raising of riverbed and ventilation canal arrangement.

Irrigation extent (Chambal project)

  • Maximum irrigation emphasized for:
    • Kota, Bundi, and 12 districts (as stated)
  • Land irrigated:
    • 4.5 lakh hectare (in Rajasthan) mentioned as irrigated due to the project
  • Comparison mentioned briefly:
    • 3.08 lakh hectare due to Gang Canal (to be explained next)

3) Mahi Bajaj Sagar Multi-purpose River Valley Project (Mahi river; Rajasthan–Gujarat)

Nature of project

  • A joint project of Rajasthan and Gujarat
  • Located on the Mahi river

Share ratios

  • Water share:
    • Rajasthan: 45%
    • Gujarat: 55%
  • Electricity:
    • Rajasthan: 100% (as stated)

Total power generation

  • 140 MW
  • Instructor emphasizes that the electricity allocation is attributed fully to Rajasthan (as stated)

Agreement

  • Water agreement reached in 1966
  • Confirms fixed water shares: 45% / 55%

Dams built on the Mahi river (3 dams)

  1. Bhai Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam
    • Location: Borkheda (Banswara)
    • Dedicated to the nation: 1 November 1983
    • Dedicated by: Indira Gandhi
    • Length: 310 m
    • Claim: longest dam in Rajasthan (as stated)
  2. Kadana Dam
    • Built in Mahisagar, Gujarat (as stated)
  3. Kagadi (Kādiā-gadi) Pickup Dam
    • Location: Kagadi village, Banswara
    • Canals: two canals (left bank and right bank)
    • Power plants on canals:
      • Ghatol: 90 MW
      • Nagoda: 50 MW
    • Total: 140 MW (90 + 50)

Naming source

  • Project named after freedom fighter Jamnalal Bajaj (as stated)

Geographical flow (map revision)

  • Mahi river originates from Ammoru/Amoru hill (and nearby lake reference mentioned), enters Rajasthan, and passes through regions mentioned by the instructor.

Kadana description (extra facts as stated)

  • Kadana dam forms an “inverted U” shape
  • Crosses the Tropic of Cancer twice
  • Called the Golden Line of Southern Rajasthan (as stated)

4) Transition to “Large Irrigation Project”: Wahad / Wahad Irrigation Project (Gang Canal + IG Canal context)

The instructor introduces large irrigation projects and then focuses on:

  • Gang Canal
  • Indira Gandhi Canal (IGNC/IGNP context)

Key exam/MCQ concept: largest man-made canal in Asia

  • The asserted correct answer:
    • Indira Gandhi Canal Project (IGNP/IGAP) = Asia’s largest man-made canal project (as stated)

“First canal project of Rajasthan” and sprinkler/fountain context

  • Gang Canal Project
    • Identified as the first canal project of Rajasthan (old name: Bikaner Canal Project)
  • Narmada Canal Project
    • Mentioned as the first canal project of the state (as stated)
    • Associated with sprinkler/fountain method (Israel cooperation mentioned)

5) Gang Canal Project (Bikaner Canal) — history, layout, and irrigation

Core identity

  • Gang Canal Project
    • Old name: Bikaner Canal Project
    • Called the first irrigation project of Rajasthan (as stated)

Feasibility idea (historical context)

  • Idea of bringing canal water was considered around 1885 by Punjab engineer Mr. Dus / Mr. Dass (name spelling inconsistent in subtitles).
  • Another plan referenced:
    • Construction of Hussainiwala Head on Sutlej River near Firozpur, with canal reaching Sri Ganganagar.

Major timeline (foundation and release)

  • 5 September 1921: Maharaja Ganga Singh ji laid the foundation stone of Gang Canal
  • 26 October 1927: Water released into the canal by Lord Irwin
  • Maharaja Ganga Singh ji title:
    • Called “Bhagiratha of modern India” due to Gang Canal construction (as stated)

Engineering geography (as described on map)

  • Source river: Sutlej River → joins Beas (mentioned)
  • Head (Punjab): Hussainiwala Head (on Sutlej)
  • Entry into Rajasthan: from Khaka village (Sri Ganganagar district as stated)
  • Heads in Ganganagar:
    • Sadhu Wali Head
    • Shivpuri Head

Feeder vs canal (definition emphasized)

  • Feeder: delivers water before distribution begins; later becomes a main distribution route.
  • From Hussainiwala Head to Sadhu Wali Head
    • Gang Canal acts as a feeder
    • Feeder length stated:
      • ~139 km (subtitles vary; later 129 km appears)
    • Split concept mentioned:
      • Punjab portion and Rajasthan portion (e.g., 112 km in Punjab and 17 km in Rajasthan stated)

Branches for irrigation in Ganganagar (4 branches)

Four branches listed repeatedly:

  1. Laxmi Narayan Branch (also referenced as Sati Lakshmi Narayan branch)
  2. Sameja Branch
  3. Karni Branch
  4. Lalgarh Branch
  • Total length including branches: 1280 km (as stated)

Gang Canal link channel (maintenance/repair supply)

  • Reason: By 1984, Gang Canal had corroded; it needed repair and continued supply to Ganganagar.

  • Linked from: Indira Gandhi Canal → Lohgarh (Sirsa, Haryana) → Sadhuwali Head (Sri Ganganagar)

  • Link channel length: 80 km (as stated)

  • Context tied to 1984 (Indira Gandhi’s death year mentioned alongside the repair/supply narrative)
  • “Corona period” mention appears in a narrative about movement/road blocks; water released into the link channel and access path created (as stated).

Irrigation impact of Gang Canal

  • Ganganagar irrigation extent:
    • 3.08 lakh hectare irrigated (as stated)
  • Canal described as “Baramasi”
    • Meaning: continues throughout the year
  • Relationship with Bhakra canals:
    • Instructor mentions water sharing/usage through Bhakra’s canals and impact on fertile districts, emphasizing Hanumangarh and Ganganagar.

Wrap for the class segment

  • Instructor states the session covered one canal (Gang Canal) so far.
  • Promises a future detailed session on Indira Gandhi Canal, noting it will take more time.

6) Indira Gandhi Canal Project (Rajasthan Canal Project) — identity and origin

Previous name and renaming

  • Previously known as: Rajasthan Canal Project
  • Renamed after Indira Gandhi’s death (1984) to Indira Gandhi Canal Project

Positioning/branding claims

  • Called the lifeline of the desert state of Rajasthan
  • Called the golden line of western Rajasthan
  • Referred to as desert hope (similar phrasing used)

Who suggested it

  • Kanwar Sen, irrigation engineer of Bikaner
  • Suggested in a paper titled: Water Requirement in Bikaner State (as stated)

Suggestion content

  • Proposed building Harike Barrage at the confluence of Sutlej and Beas to quench thirst of the western desert region.
  • Hence, Kanwar Sen is called the father of Indira Gandhi Canal Project.

Major works start

  • Work started in 1948

Key years list (memorization aid)

  • 1948, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1984, 1987, 2004 (as presented; order and repetition noted in subtitles)

Speaker / sources featured

  • Deendayal Parik (instructor/speaker referenced in the lecture)
  • Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (inaugurated Kota Barrage, as stated)
  • Indira Gandhi (dedicated Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam; referenced in canal renaming and timeline)
  • Maharaja Ganga Singh ji (laid Gang Canal foundation; called Bhagiratha, as stated)
  • Lord Irwin (released water into Gang Canal, as stated)
  • Kanwar Sen (suggested the Rajasthan / Indira Gandhi Canal concept)
  • Mr. Dass / Mr. Doisus / Mr. Dus (Punjab engineer mentioned around 1885; spelling inconsistent in subtitles)
  • Israel (mentioned as collaborator for sprinkler/fountain method in related canal context)

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