What were Canal Colonies? Why were they built?

[mereena]

• CanaFColonies were the areas irrigated by the new canals.
• In India, British built a network of irrigation canals to transform semi-desert wastes into fertile agricultural lands for export.
• Here people from other parts of Punjab were called and settled to grow wheat and cotton for export.

[abhayrawat]

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