Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon Including AllBritish India, the Portuguese and French Possessions, and the Indian StatesJ. Murray, 1965 |
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Page 88
... River Hooghly . The river is crossed by a cantilever bridge ( 1500 ft . ) which was opened in 1943 , replacing the former Pontoon Bridge , constructed by Sir Bradford Leslie in 1874 . The old bridge was capable of being opened for river ...
... River Hooghly . The river is crossed by a cantilever bridge ( 1500 ft . ) which was opened in 1943 , replacing the former Pontoon Bridge , constructed by Sir Bradford Leslie in 1874 . The old bridge was capable of being opened for river ...
Page 106
... river of Satgaon , up to Akbar's time , formed the N. frontier of Orissa , and Satgaon flourished while the Hooghly flowed by the town . Down the Hooghly river from Calcutta to Sagar Island The Bengal Pilot Service was in- augurated in ...
... river of Satgaon , up to Akbar's time , formed the N. frontier of Orissa , and Satgaon flourished while the Hooghly flowed by the town . Down the Hooghly river from Calcutta to Sagar Island The Bengal Pilot Service was in- augurated in ...
Page 338
... river by launch or house - boat is well worth making . A few miles down the river from Rajamundry are the head - works of the magnificent Godavari Delta Irrigation system , first designed by Sir Arthur Cotton ( 1852 ) . The anicut , or ...
... river by launch or house - boat is well worth making . A few miles down the river from Rajamundry are the head - works of the magnificent Godavari Delta Irrigation system , first designed by Sir Arthur Cotton ( 1852 ) . The anicut , or ...
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION | xi |
2 AIR ROUTES TO THE East | xxii |
4 GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING INDIA AND PAKISTAN | xxxiv |
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