'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1907-1908' [‎56v] (111/137)

Chap. IV. 72
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Months.
Maintenance and
Repairs.
General.
June
July
August
September
Total
Average discharge ...
Maximum do. measured
Minimum do. do.
Minimum discharge measured in the
year ... ...
1904-1905.
1905-1906.
1906-1907.
Cusecs.
Cusecs.
Cusecs.
8,465,430
10,735,958
13,710,915
5,044,924
11,845,000
13,227,000
10,567,000
8,143,000
7,452,000
12,955,000
16,544,000
12,625,000
37,957,227
43,782,000
49,576,000
311,125
542,739
96,178
358,869
530,842
160,000
406,360
616,580
204,000
27,751
22,539
32,951
26,632
Silt experiments^
&c.
Extensions and
Improvements, and
special Repairs.
J.T JL AlgUI. CO ICpICoCIlb Lilt/ bUIll UI tliC llctlljr GllbGIIdJ. gCb JI 1 L/UOCA/O \JJL out; 1 XVCI ctnu. to arrive f
total quantity of water passing Sukkur, the total must be multiplied by 86,400 representing the number of ^
in a day. ec °h(ls
Silt experiments, sand wave observations and scientific work (general) have been continued a
the observations will be published in the records of the Indus River Commission for 1906 and 1907
The estimated cost of the works sanctioned during 1907-1908 by the Indus Ri
Commission in each district under these classifications is given below:—
District.
Ext ensions and
Improvements.
Special
Repairs.
Began Canals
Shik&rpur Canals
Gtdr Canals
Western Nara
Ear chi Canals ...
Rs.
989
... 81,261
... 3,116
... 25,140
... 45,648
Rs.
151
1,57,351
6,193
2,554
Indus Left Bank Division.
Northern Hyderabad Canals
Central Hyderabad Canals ... ...
Euleli Canals ... ... ...
967
... 27,*078
6,984
89,920
Indus River Commission.
Works under the direct control of the Indus River Com-
mission ...
... 2,179
• ••
Total
... 1,86,378
2,63,153
Rs.
29,777
n,<77
84,979
20,058
t i T >- Ul1 acvciai wums unuer me airect control ot tr
x ?v^L 1Ver C' omraisslOT1 was ^ s - 11,077, of which Rs. 1,835 was expended on the river gau®
establishment at Sukkur, Kotri, Jerruck, Khairabad (Punjab) and the Delta,
Snags, trees and other obstructions to navigation in the main channel of the rivi
were removed.. The Uchito has now become navigable much to the benefit of country boatme
tor getting their cargoes of forest and other produce to Keti Bunder direct.
The following is the summary of the expenditure of the year:
Wor ^ s
Repairs
Establishment
Tools and Plant ... ... .” ”* zu uoo
vears^ThTol^r. T ^7 71’ ^ the river 1 di f har g« thau'in 7^ previous thr
years, though the depth for the maximum discharge measured was only 12*1 feet on t
Bakkrir gauge, the velocity recorded is 8-58 feet per second, while in 1906; the velocity w.
8 *3 feet per second with a depth on the gauge of 16-4 feet. This high velocitv is nrobab
due to a shortertng of the river, between Sukkur and the Ghdr Canal by nunf miles. T1
u -off commenced in 1905-1906, but was very pronounced in the two subsequent years.
I he fair irrigating level, viz., 13 feet on Bukkur gauge, occurred for 11 davs onlv in 190
while it was 84 days in 1906, 86 days in 1905 and 40 days in 1904. ^ ^
?-0 nn h B e t 1 i d weatller low dis ? ha ye level of the river was also extraordinarily low via., mini
2 0 on Bukkur gauge against pim V2, pin* 0-5 and 0-6 in the three nmvious veal
but the volume was considerable, the minimum being 26,632 cnsecs. ^ ^
. The mfct seri .us ero ion hi the river took place north of Sukkur at Sarfu at 11 miles c
these pkeeif the bunds werel^ded. 0 ' 1 thlS ^ and a ’ S0 2 raileS ° n the Kas W bund;:
UchitoVmt“%rir dt0bUndS ^ there Was COnsiderable erosi - at the Ba ^
1907l h o e n7?tVe ti Llfn r r R nStra f On ,° n , 8 lt fc ^ 1908 werethe Ghaunspur loop, Abadloej
1 JU/ loop ot the Sukkur-Began Bund and the Katiar loop of the Hajipur bund.
T) ,„ Bew £uct . lon dredge was to be fitted wi;h cutters to enable it to work in clayey san
this year, as'they ’amvedln Ml! Jh Itios! bUt WaS n0t P ° S£ible ‘ 0 fis them in P 081 '* 1011 duril1