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Modern name: Karwar<br> | Modern name: Karwar<br> | ||
Variants: Kadvad, Carwar | Variants: Kadvad, Carwar | ||
==Railway Connection Proposals== | |||
The ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908’ <ref>[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_072.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 66. ]; Retrieved 27 June 2020</ref> states :- | |||
<blockquote> “[[Karwar]] is the only safe harbour between Bombay and Cochin during all seasons of the year. A proposal was strenuously urged to connect Karwar by a railway with the interior, so as to provide a seaport for the southern cotton Districts. Between 1867 and 1874 the hope that a railway from Karwar to Hubli would be sanctioned raised the value of building sites at Karwar, and led to the construction of many warehouses and dwellings. The scheme was finally abandoned in favour of the line through Portugese territory to Marmagoa. The trade of Karwar has markedly decreased since the opening of this railway.” </blockquote> | |||
This alternative line eventually opened in 1888 and named the ‘[[West of India Portuguese Railway]]’, after several delays and negotiations and delay [[ West of India Portuguese Railway| ''see separate page'']] | |||
Earlier propsals had been put forward ''see separate pages for details'' | |||
<br>the [[Karwar-Dharwar Light Railway Proposal 1858]] | |||
<br>and [[Beitkal Harbour to Hyderabad Railway Proposal 1858]]. | |||
<br>and [[Carwar and Hooblee Railway Survey]] 1871-72 | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_071.gif Karwar Town] Imperial Gazetteer | [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_071.gif Karwar Town] Imperial Gazetteer | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:09, 27 June 2020
| Karwar | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 14.8°N 74.133°E |
| Altitude: | 586 m (1,923 ft |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Karwar |
| State/Province: | Karnataka |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Southern Mahratta Railway | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Karwar was the headquarters of North Kanara District in the Southern division of Bombay Presidency during the British period.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Karwar
Variants: Kadvad, Carwar
Railway Connection Proposals
The ‘Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908’ [1] states :-
“Karwar is the only safe harbour between Bombay and Cochin during all seasons of the year. A proposal was strenuously urged to connect Karwar by a railway with the interior, so as to provide a seaport for the southern cotton Districts. Between 1867 and 1874 the hope that a railway from Karwar to Hubli would be sanctioned raised the value of building sites at Karwar, and led to the construction of many warehouses and dwellings. The scheme was finally abandoned in favour of the line through Portugese territory to Marmagoa. The trade of Karwar has markedly decreased since the opening of this railway.”
This alternative line eventually opened in 1888 and named the ‘West of India Portuguese Railway’, after several delays and negotiations and delay see separate page
Earlier propsals had been put forward see separate pages for details
the Karwar-Dharwar Light Railway Proposal 1858
and Beitkal Harbour to Hyderabad Railway Proposal 1858.
and Carwar and Hooblee Railway Survey 1871-72
External links
Karwar Town Imperial Gazetteer
References
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 15, p. 66. ; Retrieved 27 June 2020
