Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces. Wednesday 3rd August 1938. Official Report

Shri Har Govind Pant : Is the Government aware that the river Ladhia becomes unfordablo at Chalthi for a part of the year and all traffic comes to a standstill ? The Hon'ble the Minister of Communications : The river La ilia becomes unfordable at times during the rains and most of the traffic comes to a standstill. [...] Shri Har Govind Pant : Has the Government considered the proposal about the oonstruction of the said bridge and when does the Government propose taking it up ? The Hon'ble the Minister of Communications : Yes. [...] Shri Har Govind Pant : What objection if any has the Government to the re-opening of the old gul ? The Hon'ble the Minister of Revenue : The objection to the ropening of the Canal is that it will involve b ith heavy outlay and u recurring loss to provincial revenues. [...] Government will draw the attention of the local authorities to the repair of these roads ? Shri Bar Govind Pant : What is the amount which the Government is spending on the improvement of these roads. [...] Shri Keshava Chandra Singh (absent): (a) Will the Goverment be pleased to state the number of persons injured in the recent communal riot at Banda during the Holi festival ? How many of them are Hindus and how many are Muhammadans ? (b) What was the immediate cause of the riot ? (c) What is the die tance of the place of the riot from the Banda Kotwali ? (d‘ How long did the riot last ? (e) Had