'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR, 1910-1911' [‎261r] (105/150)

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PUBLIC WORKS.
Central Lun^ 1 ', A | s >' ll " n at Yeravda, commenced in the year 1906 , is still in progress. Three
sections of the bm ding are now completed. A new infectious ward in the Civil Hospital
Bijapur was constructed during the year. The Maternity ward in the Gv 1 Hosp a a
Hyderabad was completed. The quarters for the House Surgeon of the Civil Hosp ta a
Karachi and the Civil Surgeon s bungalow at Larkana were completed Hospital at
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PRODUCTION
AND
^DISTRIBUTION,
Karachi
Xhc expenditure on IVIiscellaneous works was •
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Miscellaneous.
Total
Rs.
| 3>9°> 2 37
34,579
4,24,816
The improvements to the Executive Engmeer’s bungalow at Surat referred to in the-last
year’s report were completed. 7 he work of providing an electric lift in the Public Works Depart
ment, Secretariat, was m progress With a view to obtaining sites for quarters for Government
officials certain Sanadi lands on Malabar Hill, Bombay, were resumed and compensation for
buildings, etc., standing thereon was paid during.the year. The Central Block of offices at
Poona which .s mtended to accommodate aH the Government offices at present occupying
hired buildings in Poona, was in progress. This will be a three storeyed building constructed
from the local grey green trap stone, chisel dressed, with the arching^ornices and columns ol
the same material, finely dressed. &
2 .—COMMUNICATIONS.
Under this-head the expenditure during the year was
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Rs.
6 >47> 8 55
... 11 , 79,087
Total ... 18 , 26,942
The principal works in progress or completed were the following
Bridge over the Creek at Kalyan.
Road from Vihigaon to Khodala.
Road from Khardi to Parali, ist section.
Road from Sanjan to Talasari, 2 nd section.
Road from Gokhirwa to Vajreshwari.
Road from Karjat to Bhimashankar.
Bridge over the river Bhima at Khed on the Poona-Nasik Road.
Improvements to the Poona-Pandharpur Road.
Improvements to the Sholapur-Barsi Road, section II.
Bridge over the river Kadwa, near Konkangaon.
Improvements to the Khandesh-Nizam’s Frontier Road.
Diversion of the Surul-Mahableshwar Road at Wai.
Bridge over the Krishna River at Mahuli.
Road from Bhatkal to Mysore Frontier in the Kanara District.
bnd i? e ^ Ver the nver Kadwa near Konkangaon consists of 13 openings of 30 feet, the
from a r °^ the n ^ er bed to s P rin K in g of arches being 32 feet. The foundations vary in depth
estimat^^R 01 ° f 7 ^ t0 E maxlmum of I 5 feet beI °w bed level. The cost of the bridge is
og- Z be . bdd ^ e over the river Krishna at Mahuli is to be a masonry bridge of a total length of
addition T a Spans, the widl;h between parapet walls being 20 feet ; it is designed to carry, in
Southern MK r ° ad ’ a . metre g au g e railway connecting the City of Satara with the Madras and
authoriti 1 ^ adwa 7 a t Koregaon, a project for which is being prepared by the Railway
l es. ihe cost of the bridge is estimated approximately to be Rs. 2,30,000.
S^te^GnHK^ 10 ? Bu "S al ? w at Khodala was in progress. The bungalow for the Balasinor Accommodation
State Th nra reterr . ed to m the last year’s report was completed and handed over to the Travellers,
e construction of a bungalow at Panvel was commenced.
ro ad-si4e S ?^ leS WGre - mai j tained at various places, and the planting, watering and protection of Arboriculture.
Year 1 668 contl ! lu€ ; d to receive careful attention. About 52,000 trees were planted during
a ong Provincial and Local Fund roads in charge of this Department.
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