Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume III
Forfatter: Archibald Williams
År: 1945
Serie: Engineering Wonders of the World
Forlag: Thomas Nelson and Sons
Sted: London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York
Sider: 407
UDK: 600 eng- gl
With 424 Illustrations, Maps, and Diagrams
Søgning i bogen
Den bedste måde at søge i bogen er ved at downloade PDF'en og søge i den.
Derved får du fremhævet ordene visuelt direkte på billedet af siden.
Digitaliseret bog
Bogens tekst er maskinlæst, så der kan være en del fejl og mangler.
THE GREAT IRRIGATION WORKS OF INDIA. 249
tion works are capable of providing food for
one-fifth of the population of the provinces in
which they lie.
The gross value of the crops raised on the
irrigated area in India is about £40,000,000
annually. It must not, however, be as-
sumed that this out-turn is entirely due to
the works. The irrigation assures, improves,
and increases the produce of
the fields ; without irrigation
there would, in most tracts,
be a crop. It is in famine
Value of
Irrigated
Crops.
years only that water prevents the entire loss
of the harvest.
GENERAL VIEW OF THE MYAPORE REGULATOR AND ESCAPE AT THE HEAD OF THE GANGES CANAL.