Ken Canal/Gangoa Dam Construction Railway

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Ken Canal/Gangoa Dam Construction Railway

The Ken Canal and the Gangoa Dam, 50 km above the headworks in Banda District were constructed between 1911 and 1917 [1]

The records show that 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) wagons and track were used for the construction of the Gangoa Dam on the Ken River [2].

References

  1. Google Books "Hydrology and Water Resources of India", page 375 by Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh; Retrieved 1 August 2017
  2. “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 UP11 page ....