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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Patiala Branch''', also known as the '''Patiala Feeder''',<ref>''Punjab District Gazetteers (Ludhiana): Supplement''. Controller of Print and Stationery, Government of Punjab, India. 1970. p. 190–191.</ref> is a [[Canal|canal branch]] of the [[Sirhind Canal]] located in [[Punjab, India]].<ref name=":0">Nijjar, Bakhshish Singh (1996). "Canalisation of the Punjab: Sirhind Canal". ''History of the United Panjab''. Vol. III. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. pp. 4–6. {{ISBN|978-81-7156-536-8}}.</ref><ref>''The Britannica Quizmaster'', Popular Prakashan, {{ISBN|978-81-7154-881-1}}, <q>''... From Ropar the canal runs west- southwest to Doraha where it splits into three branches: Abohar, Bathinda, and Patiala ... irrigating a large part of western Malwa ...''</q></ref> It is one of the two main bifurcations of the Sirhind Canal, with the other being the Combined Branch.<ref name=":0" /> While the Combined Branch led west, the Patiala Branch went eastward toward the locality of [[Patiala]].<ref name=":0" /> It had a capacity of 3,000 cubic feet per second.<ref name=":0" /> The Patiala Branch heading southward then branches off into the Kotla Branch, Ghaggar Branch, and the Choa Branch, which irrigated the native princely state territories, mostly [[Phulkian States|Phulkian states]], with the fixed allotment of the Patiala Feeder's waters being distributed 83% to Patiala State, 9% to Nabha State, and 8% to Jind State.<ref name=":0" /> The branches of the Patiala Feeder were constructed to be navigable, promoting the timber trade, with wood being sourced from the Pahari Hills travelling from Ropar to the North-Western Railway via the canal.<ref name=":0" /> In February 2008, a revamped Patiala Feeder canal was completed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dhaliwal |first=Sarbjit |date=22 February 2008 |title=Malwa lifeline re-runs today: This is for the first time since Independence that the canal network in Punjab is being revamped |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080223/main6.htm |access-date=10 February 2026 |work=The Tribune}}</ref> A project to pave 24 km of the feeder was completed in February 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 February 2025 |title=Patiala feeder canal gets 24-km paved section, farmers to benefit |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/patiala/patiala-feeder-canal-gets-24-km-paved-section-farmers-to-benefit/ |access-date=10 February 2026 |work=The Tribune}}</ref> There is an underutilization of waters from the Patiala Feeder for irrigation purposes due to a lack of maintenance, repair, and supply, with only 45% of its waters being used for irrigation, leading to a decline of ground-water in the areas it serves as farmers rely on tube-wells.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Harmandeep |date=2 May 2023 |title=Tubewells in vogue leave canal water underutilised in Punjab’s Barnala, Sangrur, Patiala |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/underutilisation-of-canal-water-and-depletion-of-groundwater-a-grave-situation-in-punjab-india-101683045793727.html |access-date=10 February 2026 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><br />
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