The Krishna Delta canal system in what is now Andhra Pradesh was completed in 1855 to irrigate half a million hectares of the Krishna River Delta. Bezwada is the city now called Vijayawada, located in Krishna District.
Created:
1900 - 1947
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Sarda canal was built between 1915 and 1926 to provide protective irrigation between the Ganges and Ghaghara basins in Pilibhit, Kheri, Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi, Unnao, Barabanki, Rae Barielly, Faizabad, Pratapgarh, Sultanpur, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Allahabad, and Varanasi Districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Created:
1900 - 1947
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Cheyyar River of what is now northeastern Tamil Nadu is a tributary to the Palar River. This photo is one of several anicuts that were constructed on the Palar River system.
Created:
1900 - 1947
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
Mughal Emporer Mohammad Shah (1714-1748) built the Eastern Yamuna (Jumna) Canal, which the British reworked in the 19th Century. The Yamuna River emerges from the hills near Tajewala in what is now Ambala District, Haryana. The Tajewala Barrage directs the flow of water into the Eastern Yamuna Canal, supplying irrigation to Uttar Pradesh (UP), a...
Created:
1910
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Khipro Canal is mostly in Sanghar District of what is now Sindh Province, Pakistan. The Nara Canal which originates from the Indus at the city of Sukkur in Sindh Province, feeds the Jamrao, Mithrao and Khipro Canals.
Created:
1900 - 1947
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Rohri Canal in what is now Sindh Province, Pakistan, gets its water supply from the Sukkur Barrage on the Indus River. Bagarji is about 8 miles from Sukkur.
Creator:
Sequeira, I., Karachi
Created:
1900 - 1947
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Khipro Canal is mostly in Sanghar District of what is now Sindh Province, Pakistan. The Nara Canal which originates from the Indus at Sukkur in today's Sindh Province, Pakistan, feeds the Jamrao, Mithrao and Khipro Canals.
Created:
1900 - 1947
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Upper Ganges Canal crosses hilly terrain in its first 32 Kms up to Roorkee (in what is now Haridwar District of Uttaranchal) crossing four drainages. The first 2 drainages are carried over the canal in superpassages, of which one is the Pathri Super Passage. In a superpassage the drainage water is carried in a trough and the canal passes bel...
Created:
1890
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Godavari Delta canal system in what is now Andhra Pradesh was started in 1847 to irrigate nearly half a million hectares of the Godavari River Delta.
Creator:
Wiele & Klein, Photographers, Madras
Created:
1900 - 1947
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Godavari Delta canal system in what is now Andhra Pradesh was started in 1847 to irrigate nearly half a million hectares of the Godavari River Delta.
Creator:
Wiele & Klein, Photographers, Madras
Created:
1913
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Godavari Delta canal system in what is now Andhra Pradesh was started in 1847 to irrigate nearly half a million hectares of the Godavari River Delta. Dowlaiswaram is in West Godavari District.
Creator:
Wiele & Klein, Photographers, Madras
Created:
1913
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Hindri River, a sub-tributary of the Krishna River, runs through Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh. This aqueduct to carries Kurnool-Cuddapah canal water across the river.
Created:
1914
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
The Krishna Delta canal system in what is now Andhra Pradesh was completed in 1855 to irrigate half a million hectares of the Krishna River Delta. Bezwada is the city now called Vijayawada, located in Krishna District.
Creator:
Wiele & Klein, Photographers, Madras
Created:
1913
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Ames Library of South Asia.
