Indira Gandhi Canal that flows through the states of Punjab and Rajasthan, is the longest canal of India. It begins at the Harike Barrage - at the confluence of the Sutlej and Beas rivers in Punjab - and continues in a southwesterly direction. The canal is 650km long and consists of Rajasthan feeder canal and Rajasthan main canal and runs through 167 km in Rajasthan.
It is a project under the 'Green revolution' in India and also runs through the Great Thar Desert. It provides life to desert regions of Rajasthan from Sri Ganganagar to Jaisalmer. It has made possible an intensive cultivation of food crops and cash crops in otherwise arid regions. It was previously known as the Rajasthan Canal, and was renamed as the Indira Gandhi Canal on 2 November 1984 following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
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