History

British irrigation works in India are definitely relatively unknown, in contrast to say the railways.

In addition to the Punjab Canal colonies, there was the Ganges irrigation canal built in the 1840s (to prevent something like the Agra famine of 1837-8 happening again), the… https://t.co/YL1vHt9XRe

— Will Solfiac (@willsolfiac) February 21, 2026