'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904' [‎97v] (82/112)

Chap. IV.
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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION RETORT*
C^os-i^
,3-1904.]
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
Krishna Survey.
Godaveri Survey.
Gh&t Tank Survey.
Mula Survey..
Eain and River
Gauges.
As anticipated, the construction of a large Krishna Loft Bank Canal to irria^
lands in Athni (Belgaum) and Bij&pur, Bagewddi and Muddebihal talukas is ifflpracticabl e
A line has been surveyed in extension of the existing short canal. . It runs 20
through Satara up to the Yerla River, 20 miles through S^ngii and Miraj States, 100 ^
through Athni, 40 miles through the Aundh State, and finally 120 miles through a
total of nearly 300 miles up to the Nizamis boundary at a fall of 8 inches per mile, , l'} le
high ground in Athni (Belgaum) and Bijapur extends right up to the Krishna river.
command is very small, because the canal line is never far from the river banks. A short
extension of 20 to 40 miles may prove very profitable, as the land is very rich, and it allli es
close to the S, M. Railway.
The Godaveri Right Bank Canal Survey was completed up to the 100th mile, j s
found, however, that the last 40 miles command land at the junction of the Pravara and the
Godaveri, which can be served better by the extension of the Pravara Works. As finally
aligned, the Left and Right Bank Godaveri Canals, with an aggregate length of 110 miles
will command 240^000 acres.
As regards storage tanks, two sites were examined on the Unanda and four on the
Kadva inthe north of the N4sik District. They are very unfavourable. Some of the trial
borings revealed great depths of soil overlying the rock. The deepest bore hole showed 100
feet of soil without striking rock, the point reached being actually 60 feet below the rock
exposed in the present river bed.
To the south of Nasik the investigations were completed for one dam on the
Dharna river, two on the Aundh nala, and one on the Karwa ndla. The foundations for
these dams are not unfavourable. The last named tank is intended for the projected Eight
Bank Dharna Canal, the preliminary surveys for which show that it will command about
80,000 acres in the Niphfid and Sinnar tddukas, where the effects of drought are frequently
felt., The designs and estimates for the Godaveri Project are now being prepared.
The GMt Tank Survey now includes two distinct groups of projects, viz., the Ghoi
and Kukari and the Bhima Survey.
The Sub-Engineer in charge of the first carried out * preliminary surveys for a Eight
Bank Ghod Canal, running past Sirur, a canal between the two rivers, a low level Left
Bank Kukari Canal, which proved unsuitable, and finally a high level Left Bank Canal to
ascertain whether water could be discharged into the famine tank at Visdpur. Unfor
tunately this tank was found to be a little too high.
The project was then handed over to an Assistant Engineer, and he has investigate]
three sites for dams on the Ghod, two on the Kukari, and one on the Mina, which lies
between the two others. Some of the sites are favourable.
For the Bhima Survey the Bhima and Indrayani valleys were examined from
Tulapur westwards and two suitable dam sites were investigated. A site on the Bhama
between the two was also selected’. The position of 'Alandi, a popular place of pilgrimage
on the Indrayani, prevents the construction of a dam at the Tulapur gorge. A pick-up
weir was proposed for this place, and preliminary surveys were made for a Right and Left
Bank Canal line. The former can, with a small cut, be made to pass into the Mutha-Muk
valley and has a total command of 34,000 acres. A high Left Bank Canal is to be run from
the Bhima tank site. It will probably command 90,000 acres.
Mr. Benson, Executive Engineer, Ahmednagar, is still carrying out surveys for the
Mula River project. The Right Bank Canal has a very favourable alignment and excep-
tionally good command in Nev^sa and Shewgaon talukas of Nagar. One tank site has
been examined on the Mula River and is favourable, but the pick-up weir near Rahnri
presents very great difficulties_ due to the depth of the foundations. This difficulty about
foundations has been the cause in previous years for shelving all the suggested tank projects
on the Mula River. It is, however, not insuperable.
The automatic rain gauge has not been a success. The ink does not flow, aud the
spring is too weak to work a pencil effectively. The clock-work too is apt to get out of
order, and cannot be repaired in out of the way places.
Before the monsoon of 1903, the following rain-gauge stations were added
At District.
(1) Ambewadi, Dharna Valley, Nasik.
(2) Ghatghar, Pravara Valley, Nagar.
These two are not far apart, but are north and south of the range containu^
Khalsabai, and serve to show the difference of rainfall due to this high range.
The new river gauges were for the GMt area from 1st June to 31st December.
District.
Project.
River.
Site.
N&sik
Do.
Poona
Belgaum
Godaveri
Do.
Ghat Tanks
Gok&k
Unanda
Dharna
Kukari
Ghatprabha
W ajarkhed.
Nandgaon.
Shirapur.*
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