The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 5John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1932 - Great Britain |
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... Canal , opened in 1874 , which provides irriga- tion on the west of the Jumna . Between 1870 and 1876 the Upper Bari Doab Canal , and fifteen years later the Western Jumna Canal were greatly improved and extended . But the colony canals ...
... Canal , opened in 1874 , which provides irriga- tion on the west of the Jumna . Between 1870 and 1876 the Upper Bari Doab Canal , and fifteen years later the Western Jumna Canal were greatly improved and extended . But the colony canals ...
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... canal from the Satlej a chain of canals which would successively convey the water of the river Jehlam across the intervening Chenab and Ravi rivers to the lower Bari Doab . This scheme , now known as the Triple Projects and comprising ...
... canal from the Satlej a chain of canals which would successively convey the water of the river Jehlam across the intervening Chenab and Ravi rivers to the lower Bari Doab . This scheme , now known as the Triple Projects and comprising ...
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... canal system in Madras comes down from remote antiquity.1 In the year 1919-20 the total area irrigated by canals in British India exceeded 27,000,000 acres . The total length of canals and distributaries was 66,754 miles . The estimated ...
... canal system in Madras comes down from remote antiquity.1 In the year 1919-20 the total area irrigated by canals in British India exceeded 27,000,000 acres . The total length of canals and distributaries was 66,754 miles . The estimated ...
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ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT 18181858 | 1 |
The law member | 7 |
Relations of the Company and the board | 13 |
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