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	==History==		==History==
	{{See also\|Western Yaumna Canal}}		{{See also\|Western Yaumna Canal}}
	The [[Western Yaumna Canal\|Western Yamuna Canal]], built in 1335 CE by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]], excessive silting caused it to stop flowing in 1750 CE, [[British ~~raj~~]] 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]].<ref name="WYC"/>		The [[Western Yaumna Canal\|Western Yamuna Canal]], built in 1335 CE by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]], excessive silting caused it to stop flowing in 1750 CE, [[British Raj]]] 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]].<ref name="WYC"/>

	The Western Yamuna Canal begins at the Hathnikund Barrage about {{convert\|38\|km\|mi}} 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]].<ref name="WYC">{{Cite web \|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Western_Yamuna_Canal_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI01653 \|title=Western Yamuna Canal Project \|access-date=14 April 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165614/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Western_Yamuna_Canal_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI01653 \|archive-date=13 November 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		The Western Yamuna Canal begins at the Hathnikund Barrage about {{convert\|38\|km\|mi}} 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]].<ref name="WYC">{{Cite web \|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Western_Yamuna_Canal_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI01653 \|title=Western Yamuna Canal Project \|access-date=14 April 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165614/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Western_Yamuna_Canal_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI01653 \|archive-date=13 November 2017 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Crisis/river-yamuna.htm Pollution in Yamuna river]		* [http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Crisis/river-yamuna.htm Pollution in Yamuna river] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413044710/http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/crisis/River-yamuna.htm \|date=13 April 2018 }}

	{{Hydrography of Haryana}}		{{Hydrography of Haryana}}

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| name_official = Pathrala barrage
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| location = [[Yamunanagar district]], [[Haryana]]
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'''Pathrala Barrage''' (Hindi: '''पथराला बांध''') is a [[barrage (dam)|barrage]] across the [[Somb river]], located in [[Yamuna Nagar District]], in the [[states and territories of India|state]] of [[Haryana]], [[India]].<ref name="Haberman2006">{{cite book|last=Haberman|first=David L.|title=River of love in an age of pollution: the Yamuna River of northern India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63uDsPPr48gC&pg=PA78|access-date=2 June 2011|year=2006|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-24789-5|page=78}}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|Western Yaumna Canal}}
The [[Western Yaumna Canal|Western Yamuna Canal]], built in 1335 CE by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq]], excessive silting caused it to stop flowing in 1750 CE, [[British raj]] 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]].<ref name="WYC"/>

The Western Yamuna Canal begins at the Hathnikund Barrage about {{convert|38|km|mi}} 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]].<ref name="WYC">{{Cite web |url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Western_Yamuna_Canal_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI01653 |title=Western Yamuna Canal Project |access-date=14 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165614/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Western_Yamuna_Canal_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI01653 |archive-date=13 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Blue Bird Lake]], [[Hisar (city)]]
* [[Kaushalya Dam]] in [[Pinjore]]
* [[Bhakra Dam]]
* [[Hathni Kund Barrage]]
* [[Okhla Sanctuary|Okhla Barrage]] - [[Yamuna#Western Yamuna Canal|Western Yamuna Canal]] begins here
* [[Surajkund]]
* [[Indira Gandhi Canal]]
* [[Irrigation in India]]
* [[Indian Rivers Inter-link]]
* [[Inland waterways of India]]
* [[Ganges Canal]]
* [[Ganges Canal (Rajasthan)]]
* [[Upper Ganges Canal Expressway]]
* [[List of lakes in India]]
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India#Haryana|List of dams and reservoirs in Haryana]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Crisis/river-yamuna.htm Pollution in Yamuna river]

{{Hydrography of Haryana}}

[[Category:Dams in Haryana]]
[[Category:Dams on the Yamuna River]]
[[Category:Yamunanagar district]]
[[Category:Lakes of Haryana]]
[[Category:Irrigation in Haryana]]
[[Category:1875 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1875]]

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