Brief History of system
To provide secured irrigation facility in Nainital, Peelibhit, Bareily, Lakhimpur Kheiri, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Raebareli, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur and Prayagraj districts located in Sharda/Ghaghra doab of Uttar Pradesh, a barrage has been constructed on Sharda river near Banbasa in Khatima Tehsil of Nainital, from where Sharda Main Canal has been originated (from the right side of barrage). Construction for this project was started in 1918 and in 1928 project get completed and the water supply to certain areas get started. Under an International agreement, a regulator has been constructed on the left side of the Banbasa barrage, which is known as the Nepal Regulator. This regulator supplies 180 cusec water to Rabi and 250 cusec water to Kharif in Nepal./p>
The total length of the Sharda main canal is 44.3 K.M. and the envisaged discharge at the head is 11500 cusec. From 26.5 K.M. right bank, Bilaspur branch originates and from 38.5 K.M. right Nigoha Water Branch originates of the main canal. Envisaged discharge of these water canals is 350 and 500 cusec respectively. From tale Sharda canal, Hardoi water branch and Kheiri Water Branches get divided. Envisaged discharge of Hardoi Water Branch is 5400 cusec and this nurtures the area located in Ganga Gomti Doab. Envisaged discharge of Kheiri Water Branch 2800 cusec, from this land of Gomti Ghagra Doab, get cultivated.
| Main features of this system are as below |
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1
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Length of main canal
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44.3 K.M.
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2
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Length of Water Branches
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1634 K.M.
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3
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Length of Rajvaha and Alpika
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8283 K.M.
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4
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Total
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9961.3 K.M.
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5
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Cultivable command area
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16.12 Lac
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6
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Proposed Cultivable Khareef
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25%
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7
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Proposed Cultivable Rabi
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24%
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It is known that before Sharda Sahayak project total cultivable area of this canal system was 25.4 lac hectare and proposed cultivation of Kharif and Rabi was 15.3% and 17.4% respectively. After Independence, efficient development took place in the field of Agriculture and use of productive seeds and fertilizers also done sufficiently. Which result to the limitation of actual cultivation of districts situated at the end of this canal system to 19 percent only.