Calcutta Review, Volumes 74-75University of Calcutta, 1882 - India |
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Page 409
... irrigation works in British India at the end of the year 1879-80 is stated to have been £ 20,298,800 . " ( Famine Commis- sion Report , II , p . 154. ) That is , in all these years , the good landlord's aggregate expenditure on works of ...
... irrigation works in British India at the end of the year 1879-80 is stated to have been £ 20,298,800 . " ( Famine Commis- sion Report , II , p . 154. ) That is , in all these years , the good landlord's aggregate expenditure on works of ...
Page 414
... irrigation were provided . the Multan Division some nine million of acres of fairly fertile soil are ready for cultivation if only water can be given to them . " In Bombay , " there is ample margin for the extension of cultiva- tion ...
... irrigation were provided . the Multan Division some nine million of acres of fairly fertile soil are ready for cultivation if only water can be given to them . " In Bombay , " there is ample margin for the extension of cultiva- tion ...
Page 415
... irrigation report . Such facts would be shown as the depth to which wells have to be sunk ; the different kinds of well in use , and their average cost in different localities ; the average area which each kind can irrigate tho- roughly ...
... irrigation report . Such facts would be shown as the depth to which wells have to be sunk ; the different kinds of well in use , and their average cost in different localities ; the average area which each kind can irrigate tho- roughly ...
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