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Triple Canal Project Construction Railways
The 'Triple Canal Project' was a system of link canals. The scheme was sanctioned in 1905, and was completed in 1917, the canals being the Upper Jhelum, Upper Chenab, and Lower Bari Doab. The Chief Engineer was John Benton. The scheme involved the construction of three great canals to carry 27,000 cubic feet(5765 cu. mtr) of water per second for the irrigation of 1,750,000 acres(700,000 ha), canals totalling 433 miles(700km) in length, with 3,010 miles(4800km) of distributaries and 20,000 miles(32,000km) of water courses. The proposal was to carry water from the Jhelum river, which was running to waste, to the Chenab, and from the Chenab across the Ravi River to the lands beyond it. This implied the transport of water beyond its natural geographical boundaries, and embodied a bold conception. It was described in a paper read before the Institution of Civil Engineers by Sir John Benton, and entitled “ The Punjab Triple Canal System” [1]
Upper Jhelum Canal
This canal linked the Jellum River near Mangla and the Chenab River at Chak Sadi. The following is from the Annual Reports [2]:-
- 1904-05. A good deal of earthwork had been completed between 'Miles 25-49' in connection with the railway. However only a mile of track had been laid due to delays in delivery of materials from UK. The old railway and quarries from the Lower Jhelum Canal Construction were taken over:- 'Baha-ud-din to Rasul Railway' North Western Railway(NWR) line and 'Bhaganwala Stone Quarry Railway' See separate page. The 'Tarakai Quarry' was opened up
- 1905-06. Construction of the 'Rasul to Puran Railway' and 'Aurangababad to Bhoanj Railway'
Upper Chenab Canal
A canal built from the Marala Headworks on the Chenab River to the Ravi River. Work commenced in 1904-05 when the river was surveyed and the site of the weir and headworks fixed. Earthwork was begunConstruction commenced
[3].
Lower Bari Doab Canal
[4].
- ↑ Grace's Guide "John Benton (1850-1927)"; Retrieved 27 Nov 2017
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PP22 page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PP11 page ....
- ↑ “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry PP09 page ....