'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎221v] (26/150)

Northern
Division.
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
XX
The area irrigated by all classes of works in'Sind was 2,881,505 acres against
1 ne area 11 g / , s asse ssed revenue amounted tr,
2 , 93 6 ' 5 2 3 m tl J e ,F r ® V p US \ gj we re on account of direct and Rs. 79,347.2
R ' 8a ' 8S ?K ",iei 3 p', 5 s 4 ’£ "responding «g«-« for .9=9- ^
on account of indirect receip , indirect). g
Rs. 76,94,804 (Rs. 3 . 32 . 17 ' direct and Rs. 73 , & , 33 >
The works included in the Khdri Cut Extension Project were commenced
during the year. The Hdthmati Canal irrigated 8,27. acres and realized a gross
reverme of Rs 20,248, the latter figure const,tutmg a record. The KhdnCut
Canal irrigated ,3,4^5 acres and the revenue was Rs. 85,853, both figures being
the highest yet recorded. The Tranja-Nagrama tanks were empty, but the
Wangroli Savli and Saiat tanks irrigated 2,136 acres and realized an aggregate
revenue of Rs. 7,065. The Saiat tanks and canals were brought into operate
for the first time.
Central
Division.
The construction of the masonry dam at Chankdpur in connection with
the Girna Left Bank Canal was completed during the year. Considerable progress
was made with the Darna Dam near Igatpuri and the P'ch-up weir at Nandur
Madhmeshwar, and the first 27 miles of the Goddven Right Bank Canal were
completed The total expenditure on the Goddven project amounted to nearly
l6 , 1Akhs ' In connection with the Prdvara Canals project the foundations of the
Bhandardara Dam were excavated, the work of widening and extending the
Ojhdr Left Bank Canal was started and the first 20 miles of the Ojhar Right
Bank Canal were brought to completion. Excluding areas under second class
irrigation works the total area irrigated from the works 111 operation in 1910-1911
was 82 330 acres, and the gross assessed revenue derived from these works was
Rs. 8,43,697, compared with 99 . 25 ' ^res and Rs. 8,58,044 m the previous year.
Southern
Division.
The area under irrigation from first class irrigation works fell from
23,689 acres to 20,402 acres, and the gross assessed revenue fell from Rs. r 3
to n l&khs. The decrease is due partly to shortage of water in certain tanks
and partly to reduced demand owing to the seasonable rainfall. There was an
increase, however, in the area irrigated by second class tanks,^which amounted to
77,000 acres carrying assessed irrigation revenue of Rs. 2’2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
Sind.
The inundation of 1910 was on the whole a favourable one, though the rapid
fall after 5th September deprived lands on most of the inundation canals 0 e
last watering usually given in the first week of September. The fair irrigating
level on the Kotri gauge was maintained for 103 days, the longest peno on
record. The level on the Bukkur gauge was, however, maintained for 23 ay s
only, against 31 days in the previous year and a decennial average of 47 ays^
The rainfall of the year was excessive and caused damage on some canals. or
in the Indus Right Bank Division included the completion of the Choi loop at^
total cost of nearly 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . In the Left Bank Division the Jamrao Canal irn £>^^
189,000 acres, against 180,000 acres in the previous year, while the area u ^
the Mithrao Canal rose from 103,300 to 108,500 acres. In both cases, oW
Railways.
the figures were considerably below the decennial average.
39. Twenty-eight miles of line were newly opened during the year,
the total length of railway open for traffic in 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. up to 4,34 ^
The new lines consist of the harbour branch of the Great Indian eI )
Railway from Kurla and two extensions of the Bh&vnagar-Gondal-Jun ^
Porbandar Railway. The first n miles of the Champaner-Shivrajpu r ^ ^
Railway were also opened to passenger traffic. Work ’vas in progress ^
Mahim link of the Harbour Branch Railway, on the Idar Road-Bra ^^ r(>
extension of the Ahmedabad-Parantij Railway, on the Mirpurkhas