Mailsi Canal & Islam Headworks Construction Railway
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Mailsi Canal & Islam Headworks Construction Railway
The ‘Mailsi Canal’ and the ‘Islam Headworks’ were built by the Punjab Irrigation Department as part of the ‘Sutlej Valley Project’ which included headworks and a network of irrigation canals using the water from the River Sutlej. Known later as the ‘Islam Barrage’ it used for irrigation and flood control, the 1650 dam(500 mtr) dam was completed in 1927 and supplies two off-taking canals ; the ‘Mailsi Canal’ on its right bank and the ‘Bahawalpur Canal' from its left bank [1]
The records show that in 1926-27 there was a broad gauge(BG) rail line with locomotive working at this site[2].
No further information concerning the use of railways for this construction has been found
References
- ↑ Wikipedia “Islam Barrage” ; Retrieved 25 May 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 PP40 page ....
