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'Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems' [12] (18/50)
The record is made up of 1 volume (23 folios). It was created in 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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sclieiffes is compiled from his book " The Irrigation of Mesopotamia/' and the plan
accompanying this note is taken from the port folio published with the book.
In the matter of cost, the principle adopted by Sir William Willcccks has been
to estimate, as nearly as possible, the actual cost of the works and to add 33| per
cent, for contingencies, thereafter doubling the total thus arrived at to allow for
interest on the money spent during the execution of the works and their subsequent
development; the grand total is the estimated true cost of the irrigation work.
The cost of the agricultural operations or works is thereafter separately estimated
at £T. 10 per hectare, or £3^12-0 per acre.
Irrigation from the Tigris.
(I) Beled Barrage Scheme.
Works 'proposed.—
{i) A barrage across the Tigris at Beled.
{ii) Irrigation, by means of canals, of the country between Beled and Baghdad.
Irrigated area.—
420,000 acres.
Estimated cost.—
£T.
Irrigation works .. .. ,. ,. ., 2,118,240
Agricultural works .. ? . .. .. .. 1,700,000
Total .. 3,818,240
(2) Kut Barrage Scheme.
Works proposed.—
{i) A barrage across the Tigris at Kut.
{ii) An embankment 130 kilometres long from Kut to Erech, to protect
the lands to be irrigated against inundations from the Tigris.
(m) Canals to irrigate the land on either side of the Hai.
Irrigated area.—
620,000 acres.
Estimated cost.—
£T.
Irrigation works .. .. .. ,. ,, 2,757,980
Agricultural works ., ., ,. ,, ,. 2,500,000
Total ,. ,. 5,257,980
(3) & (4) Felujah and Hindi a Barrage Schemes.
Works proposed.—
{i) An escape for the Euphrates floods into Lake Habania.
{ii) Tigris protection works between Mansura and Kazamain.
{in) A barrage across the Euphrates at Felujah.
{iv) A barrage across the Euphrates at Hindia. (Said to be completed.)
{v) Canals irrigating the area between Baghdad on the Tigris, and Felujah
on the Euphrates, Kut on the Tigris and Kufa on the Euphrates,
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The volume is Sir George Buchanan KCIE: Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems (Simla: Government Monotype Press, 1917).
The report contains preliminary remarks, and sections on:
- Mesopotamia as it was;
- Mesopotamia as it is;
- Reasons for the deterioration of the country since ancient times;
- Description of the Tigris and Euphrates as they appear today;
- Sir William Willcocks's Irrigation Projects;
- Suggestions for river regeneration;
- Agriculture in Mesopotamia;
- Navigation on the Tigris and Euphrates;
- Conclusions and recommendations.
The report is accompanied by seven illustrations consisting of photographs of the River Tigris at various points (folios 16-18); and five maps illustrating the courses, delta and country surrounding the Rivers Tigris and Euphrates, and proposed irrigation works (folios 20-24).
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- 1 volume (23 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the front cover and terminates at 25 on the pocket attached to the back cover. The numbers are written in pencil, are enclosed in a circle, and appear in the top right hand corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio. Folios 20-24 (maps) are contained within the pocket (folio 25) and need to be folded out in order to be examined.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-21 (folios 4-14).
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- 'Report on the Development of Mesopotamia with Special Reference to the Regeneration of the River Systems'
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- front, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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