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'''Roorkee''' was the headquarters of the tahsil of the same name and a cantonnement in Saharanpur District, [[United Provinces Districts|United Provinces]]. Home of Thomason College for Military Engineers studying to join the [[Public Works Department]] and Headquarters for the [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Bengal Sappers]] and Royal Engineers in [[Bengal]].
The establishment of Thomason College at Roorkee in 1847 was linked to the construction of the Upper Ganga Canal, the most important irrigation project being undertaken at the time. In his propoasal submitted to Government, the Lt .Governor James Thomason, had justified the location on the basis that the establishment forming at Roorkee, near the [[Solani River Aquaduct Construction Railway|Solani Aqueduct ]] on the Ganga Canal, afforded particular facilities for instructing Civil Engineers.<ref>[http://rurkiu.tripod.com/uor/wtandm.html Water Resources Development: The Role of Roorkee] University of Roorkee.</ref>and one of the first places in India to use [[Solani River Aquaduct Construction Railway|Railways for Construction]].
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