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'File 19/252 Bahrain Water Supply' [6r] (13/96)
The record is made up of 1 volume (45 folios). It was created in 29 May 1939-19 Nov 1942. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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c an 9 think, only hope that there will not be too serious a
drop in the static head before Shaikh Hamad leaves us, and
be prepared to call on the next Shaikh to introduce some such
system as I have suggested above. Meanwhile I have myself
continued in season and out of season to drag the water question
into any conversation v/ith members of the Al Khalifah Family
and I will advise Alban to carry on with this. I am also
writing to Belgrave, to whom a copy of this report has been
sent, to draw his attention once more to the seriousness of
this problem, to urge on him the maintenance of strict pro
hibition on new drilling and to propose that at the least the
flow from artesian wells in the Manama Municipal area be
carefully restricted once the new Town V/ater Supply is ready.
(That scheme provides for linking a certain number of wells
- three in the first instance - to flow into a central reser- |
voir and pumping therefrom to all parts of the Town either
direct or via a high-level tank according to the season).
From now onwards drilling should be confined strictly to
genuine public need, i.e. in the way of providing drinking
water for the towns.
4. In saying that the report discloses a serious situation
I do not mean to suggest that I foresee any likelihood of the
whole artesian source expiring in the immediate future but the
impression one gets is that 15 or 20 years hence the static
head will drop to the point where pumping becomes necessary.
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- Content
The documents in this file are all related to the natural water supply of Bahrain.
They include two detailed surveys of the island's water supply, correspondence concerning the status of Bahrain's artesian wells, concerns about the wastage of water in gardens owned by Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (and other members of the Al Khalifa family) and more general correspondence regarding the usage of water in Bahrain.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (45 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Previously a bound volume, its sheets have been unbound and are now loose. Foliation starts with 1A for the file cover. The first page of the volume is 1B. It continues to the last page. Foliation in pencil numbers in top right corner of recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . Additional foliation has been rubbed out but is still faintly visible. Further foliation starts with 31 on f.21 and continues to f.27. It is then also rubbed out but traces remain visible. Due to foliation error, we have f.36A and f.36B instead of f.36.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/1/376
- Title
- 'File 19/252 Bahrain Water Supply'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1br:1bv, 2r:3v, 5r:6v, 19r:21v, 31r:35v, 41r:41v, 43r:45v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence