Indira Gandhi Canal, previously known as the Rajasthan Canal, is one of the largest canal systems in India

The canal originates at Farakka barrage in Punjab and runs parallel to Pakistan border at an average distance of 40 km in Thar Desert (Marusthali) of Rajasthan.

The introduction of canal irrigation in the areas drained has transformed its ecology, economy and society.

It has influenced the environmental conditions of the region both positively as well as negatively.