|
Arrah Canal
The Arrah Canal is a major canal of the Sone Canal System, located in the Bhojpur district, India, Bhojpur district (formerly Shahabad district) of Bihar, India.At the time of its construction, the region was part of the Bengal Presidency. Constructed in the early 20th century as a distributary of the Western Main Canal, it was designed to irrigate nearly 150,000 acres of agricultural land for both the Kharif and Rabi seasons. Today, it is a key component of what is known as the Sone Low Level Canal System and receives its water from the Indrapuri Barrage. History and Construction The concept for the Sone Canal System originated in 1853 with a proposal by Colonel C. H. Dickens. After significant delays caused by the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the project was initially undertaken by the East India Irrigation and Canal Company before being purchased by the government in 1868. Construction commenced the following year, and by 1873, the system was operational enough to supply water t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangi River
Gangi is a perennial river channel and an offshoot of the Ganges, Ganga which mainly flows near the town of Arrah in Bihar in India. It originates in 5 miles west of Arrah, when Banas River (Arrah), Banas fall into it, and flows in a northerly direction, running parallel to the main channel of the Ganga. After passing east of Arrah, it joins the Ganga at Keshavpur, near the border of the Bhojpur district. History It is believed it is the ancient stream of the river Ganga. Huien Tsang has written in his account that Ganga was from the village of Masarh which also indicates that earlier the Ganga used to flow faster in the South than present which is the present route of Gangi. The high bank of old river bed can still be traced in Bhojpur and Buxar. Course The Gangi's course is entirely within the Indo-Gangetic Plain, Gangetic plains. It originates 5 miles west of Arrah and in the present state seem to the continuation of the Banas River (Arrah), Banas. The river's channel i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
