Saharanpur. Supplementary Notes and Statistics of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh

Especially is this the case if the rains fail in August and September when the river is too high to attempt the renewal of the bunds ; the consequence is tt at with an abundance of water in the river it is impossible to obtain sufficient supply in the canal to irrigate all the standing kharif crops with the result that there is serious loss of revenue to say nothing of the damage to the crops [...] At this period the volume in the river fluctuates consderably ; the heat of the day melts the snow and increases it whilst the cold of the night reduces it so the canal gauge continously fluctuates. [...] The advantages of the new site as compared with the original one are— (a) The work is well away from the temporary bunds the proximity of which to the original site (BhimgodChilla) would have impeded the work and restricted the space required for machinery and materials. [...] The work on the afflux bunds is practically completed; on the regulator the reinforced concrete platform carrying the winch for working the sluices and the fixing of the gates remain to be done. [...] In connection with the anti-malarial scheme the upper portion of the Paondhoi Nadi between the Khumran bridge and the Chilkana drain was provided with pakka pavement and the side walls of the above portion as well as of the portion below the Jogian bridge up to the junction of the Dhamola river were made pakka.