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Ganga canal was constructed during the reign of ____.

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Lord William Bentinck
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Wellesley
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Lord Cornwallis
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Solution

The correct option is B Lord Dalhousie
A separate Public Works Department was set up under the rule of Dalhousie. Irrigational works were undertaken on an extensive scale. The constructional work of Ganga canal was completed and was inaugurated on April 8, 1854.

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