West UP, NCR stare at water crisis as Ganga Canal to be shut for 20 days

Post-monsoon season the canal is shut down for maintenance annually as required for desilting, maintenance, repairs and restoration works. Spanning over 292-km the canal caters to 15 districts of UP in its course. The supply will be restored on or before November 12, said the officials, so that farmers in west UP get enough water...