The Sirhind Canal is a large irrigation canal that carries water from the Sutlej River in Punjab state, India. It is one of the oldest and biggest irrigation works in the Indus river system, and began carrying water in 1882 CE. The Sirhind Canal begins at Ropar and heads southwest to Doraha in Ludhiana district. The canal further subdivides many times to irrigate a large part of the Malwa region of Punjab.