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Maladevi Dam and Tank Construction Tramway
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Maladevi Dam and Tank Construction Tramway
A dam and reservoir project on the Pravara River near Nasik was built in 1901-02. By the Bombay Presidency Public Works Department. A hand worked tramway of unknown gauge was used on the project. W L Strange, the Engineer-in-Charge wrote a treatise on such projects using Maladevi as an example entitled “Indian Storage Reservoirs with Earthen Dams” first published in Calcutta in 1904 [1] [2].
References
- ↑ Archive.org “Indian Storage Reservoirs with Earthen Dams” by William Lumisden Strange M.I.C.Eng. Third Edition, 1928); Retrieved 30 Apr 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 MH101 page ....