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Economy & Infrastructure

The Ganges Canal Opened on 8 April 1854 With a 15-Arch Aqueduct at Roorkee, Its Channels Still Water About 9,000 Square Kilometres, and the Engineering College Built for It Is Now IIT Roorkee

Hirakud Dam Was Opened on 13 January 1957 With a 4.8-Kilometre Main Dam, a 743-Square-Kilometre Reservoir, Irrigation in Four Districts and Flood Cover for 9,500 Square Kilometres of the Mahanadi Delta

Economy & Infrastructure

The Bhakra Dam Rises 225.55 Metres From Its Deepest Foundation, Was Dedicated on 22 October 1963, and Supplies Sutlej Water to Three States and 1,415 Megawatts From Two Power Houses