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Government of India Department of Industries and Labour (Public Works Branch). Irrigation in India Review for 1933-34

1935

Among these were the schemes for the extension of irrigation in the three sections of the Godavari delta system and proposals for extending irrigation in the Coimbatore district from the Siruvani and for the restoration of the old course of the Uyyakondan channel Trichinopoly district.5 BOMBAY PRESIDENCY. [...] * Corrected figures.6 Works completed.—Several important works such as the remodelling of canals and distributaries the re-sectioning of the Ilato Dero Branch of the North Western canal the raising of river blinds the construction of cement concrete bridges over the Mani Nara Valley Drain the construction of group regulators on the Mehrabpur Tail distributary the excavation of a new head to [...] The reduction in the irrigated areas is due to the non-renewal of leases owing to the fall in the price of rice on account of the general trade depression. [...] The supply in the river Gandak was on the whole satisfatory and the demand for water for the irrigation of the leased areas on the Tribeni canal was met to the satisfaction of the cultivators. [...] Character of the seasons.—The monsoon rainfall was generally in excess of the normal except in the north of the Province where the recorded fall was between 2 and 20 per cent below the average.
agriculture environment
Pages
56
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100163
Segment Pages Author Actions
Cover
i-iii unknown view
Chapter I. Results of Irrigation Operations During the Year 1933-34
1-2 unknown view
Chapter II. Progress of Irrigation in the Various Provinces
3-16 unknown view
Statements Showing the Financial Results of Productive and Unproductive Irrigation Navigation Embankment and Drainage Works for and up to the End of the Year 1933-34
17-53 unknown view

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