Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India

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Ganganagar, also called Sri Ganganagar, is a city in Rajasthan State of western India. It is named after the Maharaja of Bikaner 'Maharaja Ganga Singh' who established it. It is said that the Maharaja wanted a city based on the design of Paris to be established and hence the map of the Old Ganganagar city will give you a glimpse of the map of Paris. It is a testimony to land tranformation: Desert land was converted to a lush green town credited to the efforts of the Maharaja who bought the Rajasthan canal which carries the excess waters of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the Region, making Ganganagar known as "the food basket of Rajasthan".