Government of Bengal Department of Communications and Works Irrigation Branch Annual Irrigation Revenue Report For the Year 1936-37

The flood of August 1935 which was the highest known since 1913 caused considerable and serious damage to the main weir of the canal called the Anderson Weir 'necessitating the reconditioning of the weir and heavy special repairs to protective works downstream of all structures in the canal system. [...] the existing steamer and boat routes ITOM g al cu tt a to Eastern Bengal and Assam including the reconstruction of the bridges aver the Calcutta Can4is and ToJy's Nala to the cost of which the Calictitta Improvement Trust and the Calcutta Cbroration contributed in cetain cases and (' conservancy of some of tile principal navigable rivers of the province such as the Ganges the Dhaleswari and [...] of the spare parts of the dredgers by per contra credit to their stock account and the special repairs to the dredger `‘Ronaldshay in preparation for the work Qf dredging the newStorm Water Channel for the Calcutta Corpration account for the increased expediture during the year under review. [...] The free flushing of the malaria-strcken areas in the Narayangarh and Kola-Panskura areas of the Midnpore district witli the water of the Minapore Canal was continued. [...] During the year under review the cost of the protective measures against the erosion of the river Dharla which threatens the existence of the su'divisional town of Kurigram amounted to Rs.