Ganganagar
| Sri Ganganagar ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੰਗਾਨਗਰ | |
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 Sri Ganganagar ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੰਗਾਨਗਰ
Sri Ganganagar ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਗੰਗਾਨਗਰ
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| Coordinates: 29°55′N 73°53′E / 29.92°N 73.88°ECoordinates: 29°55′N 73°53′E / 29.92°N 73.88°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Sri Ganganagar |
| Founded by | Maharaja Ganga Singh |
| Named for | Gang Canal |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Government |
| • Body | Government of India |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225 km2 (87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 254,760 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Regional | Punjabi, Rajasthani and Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 335001 |
| Telephone code | 0154 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ 13 |
| Sex ratio | 1000 ♂/♀ |
| Website | http://ganganagar.rajasthan.gov.in/ |
Sri Ganganagar (SGNR) is a planned city and the northern-most city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, situated near borders of Rajasthan and Punjab states and the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, it is also known as "the food basket of Rajasthan" and "Green district of Rajasthan".
Sri Ganganagar was established by Maharaja Ganga Singh, near Ramanagar which was named after Ram Singh Ji Saharan and now known as 'Purani Abadi' and 'Old Abadi'. Sri Ganganagar is one of the first well planned modern cities of India; it is said to be influenced by the town planning of Paris. It is divided into residential blocks and a commercial area which includes Dhan Mandi (Agricultural Crop Market Place). It is situated at the point where the Sutlej waters enter Rajasthan or the erstwhile Bikaner State. It is said by the elders that this area first came under the erstwhile Bahawalpur state but due to the large open area this was unguarded and Hindu Mal one of the companions of Maharaja Ganga Singh took advantage of this opportunity and changed the boundaries or the posts along the boundary. He started his journey to change posts from Suratgarh in south till Hindumalkot City in north of this district. He informed the Maharaja about his successful sneaky invasion of the area when he reached the northern part and thereafter died giving name to the city Hindumalkot.
In 1899-1900, the Bikaner State was affected by the worst famine. In order to resolve this issue permanently, Maharaja Ganga Singh obtained the services of AWE Standley, Chief Engineer, who demonstrated the feasibility of the western area of the Bikaner State being brought under irrigation from the Sutlej waters. The plan of the Sutlej Valley Project was drawn by then Chief Engineer of Punjab, RG Kennedy, according to which the vast area of erstwhile Bikaner State could be brought under irrigation. However, the project got delayed due to objections by the erstwhile State of Bahawalpur.
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