The Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana (IGNP)—originally known as the Rajasthan Canal Project—is the ultimate geographic and socio-economic lifeline of Western Rajasthan. While it is fundamentally a monumental water-engineering project, its physical transformation of the Thar Desert lays the structural groundwork that makes community development, literacy, and modern e-learning initiatives possible in deep rural pockets.
Cite as: D. Kumar, Saren K., R. S. Mehta and S. C. Meena (October 2026). The Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana (IGNP): Importance in Jaisalmer. The Agriculture Popular Article Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1. Available at https://agriculturemagazine.in/articles/the-indira-gandhi-nahar-pariyojana-ignp-importance-in-jaisalmer
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D. Kumar, Saren K., R. S. Mehta and S. C. Meena
ICAR–Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Contributor to The Agriculture Popular Article Magazine.