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CHAPTER VIII.
Engineer and Ordnance Facilities.
*S’ec. 1. WORKSHOPS. —Workshop facilities exist at
the following places :—
Abadan .. . . Details are given in Appendix II.
M. I. S. —Fully equipped workshops similar to Abadan.
The foundry is not equipped to produce ferrous castings but
non-ferrous castings up to about one cwt. can be produced.
Fully equipped for all types of general
maintenance and small power forging.
Special work entailing milling, etc., is
done in M. I. S.
Suitable for minor work only. Major
repair work from these centres are
sent to Abadan or M. I. S.
Sec. 2. ROAD CONSTRUCTION .—Rond metal is plenti
fully available in the oilfields area and could be quarried almost
anywhere along most of the hill roads. There is also some in
the range of hills in the vicinity of Ahwaz but it is soft and,
therefore, of little use.
Metal for road-making in the Abadan area is usually
brought by sailing craft from the island of Kharaq near
Bushire. There are several steam and motor road rollers in
Abadan, Ahwaz, M. I. S. and Haft-Kel (Ch. V, Sec. 7).
Haft Kel
Gach Saran
Agha Jari
Lali .. "'j
White Oil Springs
Ganaweh .. f
Kut Abdulla .. J
Sec. 3. BRIDGING. —Pontoon equipment is not essen
tial. Local boats, known as mahailas, were largely used during
the Great War and are still so used for floating bridges and
ferrying. (See Appendix VIII).
Attention is drawn to Chapter V, Sec. 6 (c) regarding the
possible need for bridge construction at Bandi-i-qir.
Sec. 4. WATER SUPPLY. —Piped water systems exist
at the following places, details are given in the relevant ap-
pendices:—
ABADAN
Appendix
II.
AHWAZ
Do.
XL
DAR-I-KHAZINEH
Do.
XI.
From Abadan to Dar-i-Khazineh water is obtainable from
the Karun river.