the Viceroy Lord Mountbatten that the Bikaner state would have no choice but to accede to Pakistan in the event of the headwaters going to Pakistan. Jawaharlal Nehru also wrote to the Viceroy stating that it would be "most dangerous" for the Ferozpur district to go to Pakistan for "strategic and irrigation reasons". Subsequently, Radcliffe removed the salient and awarded the entire Ferozpur district to India. See also Indira Gandhi Canal Radcliffe Line References Bibliography External links Gang Canal marked on OpenStreetMap: 1, 2, 3, 4 Sri Ganganagar district Canals in Rajasthan Irrigation canals Canals opened in 1927