Shree Ganganagar Travel and Tourism Guide

Named after Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar District was once a part of Bikaner State. This was a mostly uninhabited region. The history of this district is testimony to the vision and efforts of Maharaja Ganga Singh, who visualised and built the Gang Canal after the Indian famine of 1899–1900. The waters of Satluj River were brought into the region through the 89-mile long Gang Canal in 1927, turning this region into a breadbasket of Rajasthan.