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| Keywords: Agra canal headworks1871a.jpg Image of Agra Canal Headworks Unknown Photographer c 1871-73 Photograph from Crofton Collection 'Public works including the Manora Breakwater and the River Son canal system' taken by an unknown photographer c 1871-73 The Agra canal opened in 1874 was a major civil engineering project and the water was used for both transportation and irrigation The canal drew its water from the River Jumna at Okhla about 10km from Delhi and from there it continued until finally joining the Banganga River about 20 km from Agra Irrigation waters from the canal helped to lessen the impact of famine in the area by increasing cultivation As irrigation was the prime objective of the canal navigation on the canal was stopped in 1904 Downloaded from the http //www collectbritain co uk/ British Library website by <font color B8860B >Fowler fowler</font><font color 708090 >«Talk»</font> 03 38 19 September 2007 UTC Transfered from http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia 2007-09-19 Original uploader was Fowler fowler at http //en wikipedia org en wikipedia PD-ART PD-art original upload log page en wikipedia Agra_canal_headworks1871a jpg 2007-09-19 03 38 Fowler fowler 697×485×8 155751 bytes <nowiki>Image of Agra Canal Headworks Unknown Photographer c 1871-73 Photograph from Crofton Collection 'Public works including the Manora Breakwater and the River Son canal system' taken by an unknown photographer c 1871-73 The Agra canal opened in 1874 </nowiki> Agra Canal | ||||
