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			{{Short description\|Canal in India}}
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	'''Western Yamuna Canal''' is canal in river [[Yamuna]] that was dug out and renovated in 1335 CE by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq\|Firoz Shah Tughlaq]]. In 1750 CE, excessive silting caused it to stop flowing. The [[British ~~raj~~]] undertook a three-year renovation in 1817 by Captain [[GR Blane]] of the [[Bengal Engineer Group]]. In 1832-33 [[Tajewala Barrage]] dam at ~~Yamuna~~ was also built to regulate the flow of water, and later [[Pathrala barrage]] at Dadupur and [[Somb river]] dam downstream of canal were constructed in 1875-76. 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"/>		'''Western Yamuna Canal''' is canal in river [[Yamuna]] that was dug out and renovated in 1335 CE by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq\|Firoz Shah Tughlaq]]. In 1750 CE, excessive silting caused it to stop flowing. The [[British Raj]]] undertook a three-year renovation in 1817 by Captain [[GR Blane]] of the [[Bengal Engineer Group]]. In 1832-33 [[Tajewala Barrage]] dam at Yamunanagar was also built to regulate the flow of water, and later [[Pathrala barrage]] at Dadupur,Yamuna Nagar and [[Somb river]] dam downstream of canal were constructed in 1875-76. 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"/>

	Once it passes Delhi, the yamuna river feeds the [[Agra Canal]] built in 1874, which starts from [[Okhla]] barrage beyond the Nizamuddin bridge, and the high land between the Khari-Nadi and the Yamuna and before joining the Banganga river about {{convert\|32\|km\|mi}} below [[Agra]]. Thus, during the summer season, the stretch above Agra resembles a minor stream.<ref name=brit>{{cite book \|title=Students' Britannica India, Volumes 1-5 \|last=Hoiberg \|first=Dale\|year=2000\|publisher= Popular Prakashan\|isbn=0-85229-760-2\|pages=290–291\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DPP7O3nb3g0C&q=Yamuna+River&pg=PA290 }}</ref>		Once it passes Delhi, the yamuna river feeds the [[Agra Canal]] built in 1874, which starts from [[Okhla]] barrage beyond the Nizamuddin bridge, and the high land between the Khari-Nadi and the Yamuna and before joining the Banganga river about {{convert\|32\|km\|mi}} below [[Agra]]. Thus, during the summer season, the stretch above Agra resembles a minor stream.<ref name=brit>{{cite book \|title=Students' Britannica India, Volumes 1-5 \|last=Hoiberg \|first=Dale\|year=2000\|publisher= Popular Prakashan\|isbn=0-85229-760-2\|pages=290–291\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DPP7O3nb3g0C&q=Yamuna+River&pg=PA290 }}</ref>
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	== Western Yamuna Command Network ==		== Western Yamuna Command Network ==
	The 86 km long main canal<ref name="WYC"/> has the total length of 325 km<ref name="IW">[http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/On%20The%20Brink_Water%20Governance_Yamuna%20River%20Basin_Haryana_PEACE_SPWD_2010.pdf India Water Portal]</ref> not including its branches such as [[Sirsa branch]], Hansi branch, Butana branch, Sunder branch, Delhi branch, along with hundreds of major and minor irrigation channels which are also breeding grounds for many species of birds.<ref name="DB">[http://www.delhibird.com/Checklists/West%20Yamuna%20Canal.html Delhibird.com]</ref>		The 86 km long main canal<ref name="WYC"/> has the total length of 325 km<ref name="IW">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/On%20The%20Brink_Water%20Governance_Yamuna%20River%20Basin_Haryana_PEACE_SPWD_2010.pdf \|title=India Water Portal \|access-date=9 April 2016 \|archive-date=6 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306070810/http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/On%20The%20Brink_Water%20Governance_Yamuna%20River%20Basin_Haryana_PEACE_SPWD_2010.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> not including its branches such as [[Sirsa branch]], Hansi branch, Butana branch, Sunder branch, Delhi branch, along with hundreds of major and minor irrigation channels which are also breeding grounds for many species of birds.<ref name="DB">[http://www.delhibird.com/Checklists/West%20Yamuna%20Canal.html Delhibird.com]</ref>

	=== Munak Canal ===		=== Munak Canal ===
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	==== Delhi Branch ====		==== Delhi Branch ====
	The portion of [[Munak canal]] is also called '''Delhi Branch''', 22 km<ref name="HT1">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/haryana-restores-complete-water-supply-to-delhi-through-munak-canal/story-Io8jYPhySojgNKocdcAjxJ.html Hindustan Times on Munak Canal]</ref> canal was built in 1819,<ref name="PC">[http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/wjc/wjc_ch1.pdf Planning Commission of India: Western Yaumna Canal]</ref> and renovated in 2008,<ref name="HT1"/> originates at [[Munak, India\|Munak]] village in [[Gharaunda]] tehsil of [[Karnal district]]<ref name="Jind"/> is a branch of Western Yaumna Canal to bring 700 cusecs water to [[Delhi]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>		The portion of [[Munak canal]] is also called '''Delhi Branch''', 22 km<ref name="HT1">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/haryana-restores-complete-water-supply-to-delhi-through-munak-canal/story-Io8jYPhySojgNKocdcAjxJ.html Hindustan Times on Munak Canal]</ref> canal was built in 1819,<ref name="PC">{{Cite web \|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/wjc/wjc_ch1.pdf \|title=Planning Commission of India: Western Yaumna Canal \|access-date=9 April 2016 \|archive-date=11 February 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211023411/http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/wjc/wjc_ch1.pdf \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and renovated in 2008,<ref name="HT1"/> originates at [[Munak, India\|Munak]] village in [[Gharaunda]] tehsil of [[Karnal district]]<ref name="Jind"/> is a branch of Western Yaumna Canal to bring 700 cusecs water to [[Delhi]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

	==== Bhalaut Branch ====		==== Bhalaut Branch ====
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	== Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal ==		== Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal ==
	{{Main\|Sutlej Yamuna link canal}}		{{Main\|Sutlej Yamuna link canal}}
	'''Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SARYU)''' or '''SYL''' as it is popularly known, is a proposed {{convert\|214\|km\|mi\|adj=on\|sp=us}} long canal in [[India]], construction of which is on hold due to the legal disputes, to connect the [[Sutlej]] and [[Yamuna]] rivers.<ref name="india.gov.in">[http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085128/http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php \|date=7 February 2009 }}</ref>		'''Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SARYU)''' or '''SYL''' as it is popularly known, is a proposed {{convert\|214\|km\|mi\|adj=on\|sp=us}} long canal in [[India]], construction of which is on hold due to the legal disputes, to connect the [[Sutlej]] and [[Yamuna]] rivers.<ref name="india.gov.in">[http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085128/http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php\|date=7 February 2009}}</ref>

	However, the proposal met obstacles<ref name=obs1>[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320035.html Setluj-Yamuna link canal obstacles]</ref>		However, the proposal met obstacles<ref name="obs1">[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320035.html Setluj-Yamuna link canal obstacles]</ref> and was referred to the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name="india.gov.in" /> It defines river water sharing between Punjab & Haryana states.

	~~However, the proposal met obstacles<ref name=obs1/~~> and was referred to the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name="india.gov.in"/> It defines river water sharing between Punjab & Haryana states.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://hrsdi.in/link/feature/Canal%20Network.pdf Canal network of Haryana], based on water from Western Yamuna Canal		* [http://hrsdi.in/link/feature/Canal%20Network.pdf Canal network of Haryana]{{Dead link\|date=August 2025 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}, based on water from Western Yamuna Canal

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''Western Yamuna Canal''' is canal in river [[Yamuna]] that was dug out and renovated in 1335 CE by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq|Firoz Shah Tughlaq]]. In 1750 CE, excessive silting caused it to stop flowing. The [[British raj]] undertook a three-year renovation in 1817 by Captain [[GR Blane]] of the [[Bengal Engineer Group]]. In 1832-33 [[Tajewala Barrage]] dam at Yamuna was also built to regulate the flow of water, and later [[Pathrala barrage]] at Dadupur and [[Somb river]] dam downstream of canal were constructed in 1875-76. 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"/>

Once it passes Delhi, the yamuna river feeds the [[Agra Canal]] built in 1874, which starts from [[Okhla]] barrage beyond the Nizamuddin bridge, and the high land between the Khari-Nadi and the Yamuna and before joining the Banganga river about {{convert|32|km|mi}} below [[Agra]]. Thus, during the summer season, the stretch above Agra resembles a minor stream.<ref name=brit>{{cite book |title=Students' Britannica India, Volumes 1-5 |last=Hoiberg |first=Dale|year=2000|publisher= Popular Prakashan|isbn=0-85229-760-2|pages=290–291|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DPP7O3nb3g0C&q=Yamuna+River&pg=PA290 }}</ref>

== Hydel Power ==
The Western Yamuna Canal has several major barrages and dams, including [[Hathni Kund Barrage]], [[Tajewala Barrage]], [[Pathrala barrage]] at Dadupur and [[Somb river]] dam,<ref name="WYC"/> some of which are also used for the hydel power generation.

== Western Yamuna Command area ==
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">[http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Western_Yamuna_Canal_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI01653 Western yaumna Canal Project]</ref>

== Western Yamuna Command Network ==
The 86 km long main canal<ref name="WYC"/> has the total length of 325 km<ref name="IW">[http://www.indiawaterportal.org/sites/indiawaterportal.org/files/On%20The%20Brink_Water%20Governance_Yamuna%20River%20Basin_Haryana_PEACE_SPWD_2010.pdf India Water Portal]</ref> not including its branches such as [[Sirsa branch]], Hansi branch, Butana branch, Sunder branch, Delhi branch, along with hundreds of major and minor irrigation channels which are also breeding grounds for many species of birds.<ref name="DB">[http://www.delhibird.com/Checklists/West%20Yamuna%20Canal.html Delhibird.com]</ref>

=== Munak Canal ===
{{Main|Munak canal}}
The [[Munak canal]], is a 102 kilometer long aqueduct in [[Haryana]] and [[Delhi]] states in [[India]]. The canal conveys water from the [[Yamuna|Yamuna River]] at Munak, [[Karnal district]], Haryana and travels in a southerly direction, terminating at Haidarpur, Delhi. It is one of the primary sources of drinking water for Delhi. A [[memorandum of understanding]] was signed between the Haryana and Delhi governments in 1996 and the Canal was constructed by Haryana between 2003 and 2012 on payment by Delhi. Originally a porous trench, the canal was eventually cemented due to excess seepage, saving 80 million gallons of water per day.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joshi|first1=Mallica|last2=Halder|first2=Ritam|title=Canal that quenches Delhi's thirst|url=https://www.kent.co.in/pdf/news/Annexure-1.pdf|access-date=22 February 2016|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=18 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Lalchandani|first1=Neha|title=Delhi Jal Board to ready Munak Canal link in 2 months|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Jal-Board-to-ready-Munak-Canal-link-in-2-months/articleshow/45802642.cms|access-date=22 February 2016|agency=TNN|issue=Delhi|work=The Times Of India|date=8 Jan 2015}}</ref>

==== Delhi Branch ====
The portion of [[Munak canal]] is also called '''Delhi Branch''', 22 km<ref name="HT1">[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/haryana-restores-complete-water-supply-to-delhi-through-munak-canal/story-Io8jYPhySojgNKocdcAjxJ.html Hindustan Times on Munak Canal]</ref> canal was built in 1819,<ref name="PC">[http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/wjc/wjc_ch1.pdf Planning Commission of India: Western Yaumna Canal]</ref> and renovated in 2008,<ref name="HT1"/> originates at [[Munak, India|Munak]] village in [[Gharaunda]] tehsil of [[Karnal district]]<ref name="Jind"/> is a branch of Western Yaumna Canal to bring 700 cusecs water to [[Delhi]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

==== Bhalaut Branch ====
The '''Bhalaut Branch''', originating at Khubru village,<ref name="IW"/> is a sub-branch of ''Delhi branch'' of Western Yaumna Canal that flows through [[Jhajjar district]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

==== Jhajjar Branch ====
The '''Jhajjar Branch''' is a sub-branch of ''Bhalaut branch'' of Western Yaumna Canal that flows through [[Jhajjar district]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

=== Sirsa Branch ===
{{Main|Sirsa branch}}
The '''Sirsa Branch''', built in 1896<ref name=hisarrevset1>C.A.H. Townsend, [http://revenueharyana.gov.in/Portals/0/revised_settlement_hisar.pdf Final report of thirds revised revenue settlement of Hisar district from 1905-1910], Gazetteer of [[Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana]], point 29.</ref> and originating at [[Indri]], is a sub-branch of ''Sirsa branch'' of Western Yaumna Canal which menders through [[Kaithal district]], [[Jind district]], [[Fatehabad district]] and [[Sirsa district]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

==== Jind Branch ====
The '''Jind Branch''' is a branch of Western Yaumna Canal which menders through [[Jind district]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

==== Barwala Branch ====
The '''Barwala Branch''' is a sub-branch of ''Sirsa branch'' of Western Yaumna Canal.<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/> It meanders through [[Barwala, Hisar|Barwala]] tehsil of [[Hisar district]].<ref name="WYC"/>

=== Hansi Branch ===
The '''Hansi Branch''', built in 1825<ref name="PC"/> and remodeled in 1959,<ref name="PC"/> originating at [[Munak canal]] at Munak village in [[Gharaunda]] tehsil of [[Karnal district]]<ref name="Jind">[http://cgwb.gov.in/district_profile/haryana/jind.pdf Jind district profile]</ref> is a branch of Western Yaumna Canal that meanders through [[Hansi]] tehsil of [[Hisar district]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

This branch was built in the paleochannel of seasonal [[Chautang]] river which is a relict of [[Drishadvati river]] flowing from Kaithal to Hisar district, passing through the towns of [[Jind]], [[Hansi]], [[Hisar city|Hisar]], largest [[Indus Valley civilization]] site of [[Rakhigarhi]] and ancient [[Agroha Mound]]. [[Drishadvati river]] itself was a tributary of extinct [[Sarasvati River]] which stills flows in the forms of [[Ghaggar-Hakra River]].<ref name=ASIR1>[http://asi.nic.in/pdf_data/rakhigarhi_excavation_report_new.pdf ASI Report on Rakghigrahi excavation]</ref>

==== Butana sub-branch ====
The '''Butana Branch''' is a sub-branch of Western Yaumna Canal's Hansi Branch that meanders through [[Hansi]] tehsil of [[Hisar district]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

===== Sunder distributory =====
The '''Sunder Branch''' of ''Western Yamuna Canal'' is a sub-branch of ''Butana branch'' of ''Hansi branch'' and goes to [[Kanwari]] and beyond in [[Hisar (district)]].

===== Bhiwani Branch =====
The '''Bhiwani Branch''', built in 1985, is a sub-branch of Western Yaumna Canal that meanders through [[Bhiwani district]].<ref name=hisarrevset2>C.A.H. Townsend, [http://revenueharyana.gov.in/Portals/0/revised_settlement_hisar.pdf Final report of thirds revised revenue settlement of Hisar district from 1905-1910], Gazetteer of [[Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana]], point 25.</ref>

=== Rohtak Branch ===
The '''Rohtak Branch''' is a sub-branch of ''Jind branch'' of Western Yaumna Canal and it meanders through [[Rohtak district]].<ref name="WYC"/><ref name="DB"/>

=== {{anchor| Jawahar Lal Nehru Canal | JNL Canal | JNL canal }} Jawahar Lal Nehru Lift Irrigation Project ===
'''Jawahar Lal Nehru Lift Irrigation Project'''for bringing water from [[Khubaru]] to 1st Lift Station JF-1 at Akedi Madanpur up to JF-2 at Salawas [[Rewari]]. Therefrom water is lifted for Mahendergarh Canal taking water to [[Mahendragarh]] districts of South and South Western Haryana.[[Lift Irrigation]], was approved by the [[Planning Commission (India)|{panning Commission]] in 1976 as part of the [[Five-Year Plans of India#Fifth Plan (1974–1978)|5th Five-Year Plan]] and completed during the [[Five-Year Plans of India#Seventh Plan (1985–1990)|7th Five-Year Plan]] (1985–1990) at a cost of INR 40.30 crore with a command area of 249,900 hectares and irrigation potential of 154,640 hectares.<ref name=trackA2>[http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Jawahar_Lal_Nehru_Lift_Irrigation_Project_JI01670 JLN CanalLift Irrigation project]</ref><ref name=trackA1>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/masani-barrage-to-be-a-tourist-spot/653850.html Masani barrage to be a tourist attraction], The Tribune, Sept 2018.</ref> It Forks off as the Salhawas Channel from the Loharu Feeder Canal of the Western Yamuna Canal.The original design capacity of the JLN Canal, which is basically a feeder canal has been 3241 Cusec which was revised to 3541 cusec to accommodate water requirement of two power plants in the region. However the canal operation could never cross 2400 cusec. Chief Engineer Satbir Singh Kadian, an IITian studied the canal afresh in September 2016 and after some engineering, the canal capacity was restored. JLN Feeder Canal has been successfully running at full, original design, capacity of 3250 cusec since 2017. This has increased crop area in Loharu, Narnaul, Mahendergarh, Charkhi Dadari and Rewari areas besides improving the water table in the region.

Project has the following distributaries and minors:<ref name=trackA2/>
* Dewana distributary
* Gehli Distributary
* Hasanpur distributary
* Laduwas distributary
* Madogarh Distributary
* Narnaul Distributary
* Nolpur distributary
* Rasauli distributary
* Shahbazpur distributary
* Alipur Minor
* Ateli Monor
* Dhancholi Minor
* Gopal Minor
* Jawahar Lal Nehru Canal
* Khamania Minor
* Kheri Minor

Lal Bahadur Shastri Channel
* Salhawas Minor

== Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal ==
{{Main|Sutlej Yamuna link canal}}
'''Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SARYU)''' or '''SYL''' as it is popularly known, is a proposed {{convert|214|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} long canal in [[India]], construction of which is on hold due to the legal disputes, to connect the [[Sutlej]] and [[Yamuna]] rivers.<ref name="india.gov.in">[http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085128/http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php |date=7 February 2009 }}</ref>

However, the proposal met obstacles<ref name=obs1>[http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320035.html Setluj-Yamuna link canal obstacles]</ref>

However, the proposal met obstacles<ref name=obs1/> and was referred to the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name="india.gov.in"/> It defines river water sharing between Punjab & Haryana states.

== See also ==
{{div col|content=
* [[Indira Gandhi Canal]]
* [[Irrigation in India]]
* [[Indian Rivers Inter-link]]
* [[Inland waterways of India]]
* [[Ganges Canal]]
* [[Ganges Canal (Rajasthan)]]
* [[Kaushalya Dam]] in [[Pinjore]]
* [[Bhakra Dam]]
* [[Hathni Kund Barrage]]
* [[Tajewala Barrage]]
* [[Okhla Sanctuary|Okhla Barrage]] - [[Yamuna#Western Yamuna Canal|Western Yamuna Canal]] begins here
* [[Surajkund]]
}}

==External links==
* [http://hrsdi.in/link/feature/Canal%20Network.pdf Canal network of Haryana], based on water from Western Yamuna Canal

== References ==
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{{Hydrography of Haryana}}
{{Authority control}}

{{Coord missing|Haryana}}

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[[Category:Canals in Haryana]]
[[Category:Irrigation in Haryana]]
[[Category:Canals in Hisar district]]
[[Category:Yamuna River]]
[[Category:Yamunanagar district]]
[[Category:Water Heritage Sites in India]]