About Ganganagar

Sri Ganganagar, also called Ganganagar, is sometimes referred as the Punjab of Rajasthan because this area is dominated by Hindu Punjabi and Sikhs and is the northernmost city of Rajasthan in western India, situated on the border of India and Pakistan and the state border of the states of Haryana and Punjab. It is the administrative headquarters of Ganganagar District. It is named after Maharaja Sri Ganga Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner, and is known as "the food basket of Rajasthan" and "Green district of Rajasthan". Sri Ganganagar was established by Maharaja Ganga Singh, near to Ramnagar which was named after Ram Singh Ji Saharan and known as 'Purana Gaam' these days. It is situated at the point where the Sutlej waters enter Rajasthan or the erstwhile Bikaner State. In 1899-1900, the Bikaner State was affected by the worst famine. In order to resolve this issue permanently, Ganga Singh obtained the services of A. W. E. Standley, Chief Engineer, who demonstrated the feasibility of...