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'Railway Connection Proposals' added
Modern name: Karwar<br>
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 ==
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_071.gif Karwar Town] Imperial Gazetteer
== References ==
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
