Pathrala Barrage (Hindi: पथराला बांध) is a
barrage across the
Somb river, located in
Yamuna Nagar District, in the
state of
Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...
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India
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History
The
Western Yamuna Canal, built in 1335 CE by
Firuz Shah Tughlaq, excessive silting caused it to stop flowing in 1750 CE,
British raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
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undertook a three-year renovation in 1817 by
Bengal Engineer Group, in 1832-33
Tajewala Barrage dam at Yaumna was built to regulate the flow of water, in 1875-76 Pathrala barrage at Dadupur and
Somb river dam downstream of canal were built, in 1889-95 the largest branch of the canal ''Sirsa branch'' was constructed, the modern
Hathni Kund Barrage was built in 1999 to handle the problem of silting to replace the older
Tajewala Barrage.
The Western Yamuna Canal begins at the Hathnikund Barrage about from Dakpathar and south of
Doon Valley. The canals irrigate vast tracts of land in the region in
Ambala district,
Karnal district,
Sonepat district,
Rohtak district,
Jind district,
Hisar district and
Bhiwani district.
See also
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Blue Bird Lake,
Hisar (city)
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Kaushalya Dam in
Pinjore
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Bhakra Dam
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Hathni Kund Barrage
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Okhla Barrage -
Western Yamuna Canal begins here
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Surajkund
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Indira Gandhi Canal
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Irrigation in India
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Indian Rivers Inter-link
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Inland waterways of India
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Ganges Canal
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Ganges Canal (Rajasthan)
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Upper Ganges Canal Expressway
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List of lakes in India
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List of dams and reservoirs in Haryana
References
External links
Pollution in Yamuna river
Dams in Haryana
Dams on the Yamuna River
Yamunanagar district
Lakes of Haryana
Irrigation in Haryana
1875 establishments in India
Dams completed in 1875
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