Western Yamuna Canal

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The Western Yamuna Canal is a major irrigation and water-supply canal system in northern India that diverts water from the Yamuna River to agricultural and urban areas in Haryana and surrounding regions.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Western Yamuna Canal canonical 2
Sirsa Branch Canal 1
Yamuna Canal system 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal system
irrigation canal
water supply canal
country India
divertsWaterFrom Yamuna River
linked to: Yamuna
hasBranch Bhalaut Branch Canal
Bhalaut Sub-Branch
Delhi Branch Canal
Hansi Branch Canal
Jhajjar Branch Canal
Munak Canal
Narnaul Canal
Sirsa Branch Canal
historicalOrigin Mughal period
languageOfName English
locatedIn Haryana
northern India
managedBy Irrigation and Water Resources Department Haryana
namedAfter Yamuna River
linked to: Yamuna
nearbyCityServed Hisar
Karnal
Panipat
Rohtak
Yamunanagar
partOf Yamuna canal system
passesThrough Bhiwani district
Hisar district
Jind district
Karnal district
Mahendragarh district
Panipat district
Rohtak district
Sonipat district
Yamunanagar district
primaryUse irrigation
urban water supply
replacedStructure old Tajewala Barrage system
restoredInPeriod British colonial period
servesRegion Delhi region
Haryana
sourceRiver Yamuna River
linked to: Yamuna
startsNear Hathnikund Barrage
linked to: Hathni Kund Barrage
supportsCrop cotton
mustard
rice
sugarcane
wheat
usedFor agricultural irrigation
drinking water supply
industrial water supply
waterAllocation Haryana share of Yamuna waters

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Referenced by (5)

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

Hathni Kund Barrage managesFlowTowards Western Yamuna Canal
Doab irrigatedBy Yamuna Canal system
linked to: Western Yamuna Canal
Western Uttar Pradesh traversedBy Western Yamuna Canal
Western Yamuna Canal partOf Yamuna canal system
linked to: Western Yamuna Canal
Western Yamuna Canal hasBranch Sirsa Branch Canal
linked to: Western Yamuna Canal