'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1903-1904' [‎98v] (84/112)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION RETORT.
Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
Sukkur Canal.
Gliar Canal.
Sattah Canal.
Sind Canal.
Western Nara.
Western Nara
Canals.
Piny an.
Kashmor Bund.
Shikarpur Bunds.
Nara Bunds.
Karachi Bunds.
Surveys,
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This canal system has now been in operation three years and during the period U
irrigated 76 ; 165 acres and earned a revenue of Its. 2,08 ; 731, which is about double of
was anticipated.
To ensure a more satisfactory supply to the canals in the Ubauio and Mirpur Talujj^
improvements were made to the Grudu Dhand at a cost of Its, 5j027.
The Rahuja Head of the Sukkur Canal was opened on the 11th June, but as _tlierive r
fell at the beginning of July, the old Head was opened to supplement it and remained open
practically the whole of the kharif season, the result being that the canal worked satisfactorily,
The rabi crops were on the whole excellent.
The Ghar Canal was opened on the 15th May and its supply was supplemented by
of the Fordwah from the 8th June. The canal worked well. Active erosion at the mou^
of the canal carried away 600 feet of the canal and the Regulator of the Nasrat Canal
which belongs to the Ghar system.
The project for the improvement of the Sattah Canal was started in December 1903
and up to 31st March 1904, Rs. 9,065 were spent on earthwork and Rs. 14,985 on th
collection of materials. The work, inclusive of a new cut from the Indus, is expected to be
completed in August 1904 at a total expenditure on Works of Rs. 1,29,232.
The work of widening the 1899 feeder to the Sind Canal was completed at a cost of
Rs. 9,140 and has proved very beneficial.
The work commenced last year on the new mouth to the Western Nara near the village
of Akil was completed, together with a Head Regulator, and opened on the 1st July 1903,
It proved successful and continued to flow until 1st January 1904. The old Nara moutli
was opened on the 29th May and ceased to flow on the 12th October .owing to heavy
deposition of silt.
The new mouth to the Wahur, an old River Channel, commenced last year to remedy
the silting of the mouth of the Pritchard Canal, was completed and has so far proved
successful. To remedy the silting of the Nara above the junction with the Pritchard Canal
in consequence of the higher level and greater velocity of water in the latter, the Pritchard
Canal was widened below the Stop-Gate Regulator so that its water might reach the Nara
in undiminished volume, at a lower level and velocity, the result being that the former evil
has been mitigated to a considerable degree. It was found necessary to make a new moutl
for the Marvi Wah as the Wahur has silted up opposite the point whence the old moutl
took off. A cut was also made to the Wahur about half a mile higher up stream and
proved successful.
The Pinyari flowed from the 15th May to the 17th October. The construction of a
Regulating Bridge across the canal to raise the level of supply to the Mahmudwah, the
largest and best situated of the distributaries, was in progress.
Much trouble was experienced with leaks in miles 6 to 8 of the Kashmor Band and
unfortunately a breach occurred on the 2nd August in the 7th mile. It was, however,
successfully closed on the 8th August. Little damage was done, but extensive special
repairs due to the leaks and the breach were found necessary. A loop is being formed
behind the weak portion of the bund.
rS «-■
idlfe
for
i mile
)Se{
in tl
in
fhe canal ancl
Jateeipecteit'
fhe maintena:
previous year,
The work of de^
and as a result the
The kharif and
with 81)8 and 1,132
The Thar Cam
The capital ou
were described in
courses was comm'
admitted for irrigal
takes oS from the
Canal and it is worl
It worked m os
of 11,912 acres was
in the first year the
The new loop in 12th and 13th miles of the Sukkur-Begafri Bund was completed.
The Western Nara Bunds stood well with the exception of the New Loop of 1902 to
the Lashari Bund which gave much trouble on account of numerous leaks.
12 miles of bunds were raised and strengthened. A breach occurred on the 27th
August 1903 in the 31st mile of the Mulchaud-Shahbandar Bund and was closed on the 4th
September. A few leaks occurred in the Panah-Baghar Bund, but they were successfully
closed.
. field work of the Trans-Frontier Cadastral Survey of lands in Khelat was completed
during the year and about 139,393 acres were surveyed, making a total area of 700 square
miles. The Contour Survey of the Begdri Canals District was finished during the year and
has already proved of the greatest use. As the Northern Talukas of Ubauro and Mirpnr
have suffered greatly by the cessation of the floods which used to inundate them, surveys
lor the improvement of the irrigation of the Rohri Sub-Division, in order to bring it h^ 0
me with the rest of Sind as to irrigation, were commenced. A survey was made and a
project prepared for remodelling the Ghar Canal, the field work of which was completed,
an the preparation of plans is in hand. The plotting of the Contour Survey of the Western
JNara District was completed at a total cost of Rs. 18,509. The field work of the survey*
connection with the remodelling of the Western Nara was in progress, as also the re-level*
ing of the alignment of the proposed Dadu-Sehwan Canal, 60 miles in length, prior toils
emg peimanently demarcated with bench mark stones. In consequence of frequent
complaints from the zamindars of the Ghorab^ri, Tatta and Mirpur Sakro Talukas of
e ciency o water-supply from the Kalri and Baghar Canals, surveys were made to ascertain
how they could be improved. > o
An area of 14,
people from the dei
The total expi
°^Us, 53,86:
for the upper wei
combined regulator
at ^ heads of the
were completed ii
in the I
Nations ig i n pi
ion tj approach chai
, j^expendit
> including
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