'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎195r] (121/148)

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L MaK! !> 1910
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to ® e pteal) et|
^ l9l0 .] IRRIGATION-RAILWAYS.
rpUis. espencli ture incurred on snagging operations of which a summary is
rlphited to the Public \\ orks Department : —
has been aeou
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1909.1910 I have reached its limit, and the mean velocity may be expected to decrease. The maximum
' " puge reading at Kotri was 20-8 feet.
C.ft.
psi.ooo
12,323,000
16 , 606 ,Ooo
13,105,000
irrive at the total
, the number of
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i the records
iver Commii*
ontrol of tbo
e river
77 Chap- IV.
PEODUCTIOIM
AND
given below distribution
Worhs
Repairs
Establishment
Tools and Plant
Rs.
26,131
23,840
89,305
4,632
The maximum reading on the Bukkur gauge during the season was 14-6 feet, which gave General.
„ maximum observed discharge o± Ddl,796 cusecs, with a mean velocity of 10-23 feet nor
pond aS compared with 9*68 in 1908 and 8-43 in 1906. This gradual increase in the velocity
■ L to bends having been cut oft; both above and below Sukkur, but the straightening appears
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The lowest reading on the Bukkur gauge during the year was plus 0’5 as compared with
• 2*4 in 1908-1909, minus 2’0 in lb07-1908 and minus 0 6 in 1906-1907.
HlWlUo &
Heavy erosion occurred between miles 8 and 10 of the Kashmor Bund, near the mouth of Erosion
the TJnbarwah, the maximum rate of erosion being 600 feet in a week. There were no
breaches.
10- Eailways.
1 . The total length of railway open for traffic in the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. was 4,318 miles, Length of lines open,
including 74 miles of line newly opened, viz., Mirpur Khas-Jhudo line, 50*43 miles;
extensions of the Bhdvnagar-G-ondal-Jun£ga,d-Porbandar Railway (from Shahpur to
Manawaddr), ! 5’86 miles and of the G4ekw£Ps Mehsina Railway (from Kheralu vid Dabhora
to Taranga Hill, owned by the Baroda Darbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). and worked by the B. B. & C. I. Railway
Company 7*79 miles).
2 . Of the lines previously sanctioned for construction, work was in progress on— (b the Lines under
Bombay Harbour Branch of the G. I. P. Railway from Kurla to Mazagaon with a link contraction,
to Mahim (broad gauge), 8*13 miles ; ( 2 ) Idar Road-Brakmakhed Extension of the Ahmedabad-
Parantij Railway (metre gauge), 33-91 miles; (3) the extensions of the Bhavnagar-Gondal-
Jun^gad-Porbandar Railway {a) from Shahpur vid Manawadar to Kutiyana, 29*71 miles, and
(l) from Sibor to Palitana, 16 miles (metre gauge) ; (4) the extensions of the G£ekw4Ps Dabhoi
Railway— (a) from Miyagam to Shinor, 20*02 miles, (5) from Dabhoi to Jarod, 24-78 miles, and
(c) from Kosamba to Zankavav, 26*44 miles—(2' 6 ,/ gauge).
3. The following surveys were completed during 1909 :— Surveys.
( 1 ) By the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (a) from Nadiad vid
Malpur to Meghraj, 76*06 miles; (b) from Malpur to Godhra, 46*78 miles ; (c)
from Billimora to Sara, 32*01 miles : with an alternative line of 33-73 miles ; and
(d) from Sara to Kalamba, 2'81 miles, all on the 2' 6 " gauge. (2) By the Nizam’s
Guaranteed State Railways —A reconnaissance survey from Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. to Gadag,
174-08 miles, on the 5 r 6 " gauge. This line will traverse about 24 miles of the
Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. at the Gadag end. (3) By the Bhdvnagar-Gondal-Junagad-
Forbandar Railway (a) from Sihor to Palitana, 16 miles; (b) from Shahpur to
Kutiy&na, 29*71 miles ; (<?) from Dhasa to Kundla, 35-41 miles ; and (d) from
Ranavav to Kutiydma, on two alignments, one 12*50 miles and the other 12”80
miles, all on the 3' 31" gauge.
4. 4mong the important works completed during the year were : —
On the G. I. P. Railway —The relaying of 82 lbs. rails between Thdna and Kalyan
On tie B. B. Sf C. I. Railway — (a) on the broad gauge section, replacing 69 lbs.
rails with 90 lb. rails on the remaining 40 out of the 80 miles sanctioned, and the
construction of a new station building at Kandivlee; (b) on the metre gauge section,
the new alignments of the Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway and of the main line of the
R. M. Railway into Sabarmati. On the Madras and Southern Mahrdtta
Railway—On the metre gauge section, the relaying with 60 lbs. rails of the main
line from mile 4^ to mile 25 south of Hubli. .
5 - The Indian Railway Feeder Lines Company, Limited, has applied for sanction to the Chief events,
re-alignment of a portion of the Nasik Tramway which was laid within Nasik Municipal limits
|mder the Ndsik Tramway Extension Order, 1896, and to the introduction of mechanical service
faction on the entire Tramway within Municipal limits. The application is under consideration.
n 6 * Messrs. Killick, Nixon & Company of Bombay have been granted a concession by the
government of India for tbe construction and working of light Railways on the 2 6 gauge
0 o hadidd to Kapadvanj, 27 miles, and from Godhra to Lundwdda, 25 mixes.
^ applications from private Companies for the construction of the following light
‘ways were un( j er consideration :—
(«) From Broach to Jambusar ( 2 ' 6 " gauge) about 3 o miles.
(fr) Extension of the Ahmedabad-Dholka Railway to Dhollera (metre gaugx.), about 40
miles. A detailed survey of this line has been carried out.
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