The 86 km long main canal not including its branches such as
Sirsa branch, Hansi branch, Butana branch, Sunder branch, Delhi branch, along with hundreds of major and minor irrigation channels which are also breeding grounds for many species of birds.
Munak Canal The
Munak canal, is a 102 kilometer long aqueduct in
Haryana and
Delhi states in
India. The canal conveys water from the
Yamuna River at Munak,
Karnal district, Haryana and travels in a southerly direction, terminating at Haidarpur, Delhi. It is one of the primary sources of drinking water for Delhi. A
memorandum of understanding was signed between the Haryana and Delhi governments in 1996 and the Canal was constructed by Haryana between 2003 and 2012 on payment by Delhi. Originally a porous trench, the canal was eventually cemented due to excess seepage, saving 80 million gallons of water per day.
Delhi Branch The portion of
Munak canal is also called
Delhi Branch, 22 km canal was built in 1819, and renovated in 2008, and originating at
Indri, is a sub-branch of
Sirsa branch of Western Yaumna Canal which menders through
Kaithal district,
Jind district,
Fatehabad district and
Sirsa district. is a branch of Western Yaumna Canal that meanders through
Hansi tehsil of
Hisar district.
Butana sub-branch The
Butana Branch is a sub-branch of Western Yaumna Canal's Hansi Branch that meanders through
Hansi tehsil of
Hisar district.
Rohtak Branch The
Rohtak Branch is a sub-branch of
Jind branch of Western Yaumna Canal and it meanders through
Rohtak district. It Forks off as the Salhawas Channel from the Loharu Feeder Canal of the Western Yamuna Canal.The original design capacity of the JLN Canal, which is basically a feeder canal has been 3241 Cusec which was revised to 3541 cusec to accommodate water requirement of two power plants in the region. However the canal operation could never cross 2400 cusec. Chief Engineer Satbir Singh Kadian, an IITian studied the canal afresh in September 2016 and after some engineering, the canal capacity was restored. JLN Feeder Canal has been successfully running at full, original design, capacity of 3250 cusec since 2017. This has increased crop area in Loharu, Narnaul, Mahendergarh, Charkhi Dadari and Rewari areas besides improving the water table in the region. Project has the following distributaries and minors: • Dewana distributary • Gehli Distributary • Hasanpur distributary • Laduwas distributary • Madogarh Distributary • Narnaul Distributary • Nolpur distributary • Rasauli distributary • Shahbazpur distributary • Alipur Minor • Ateli Monor • Dhancholi Minor • Gopal Minor • Jawahar Lal Nehru Canal • Khamania Minor • Kheri Minor Lal Bahadur Shastri Channel • Salhawas Minor == Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal ==