Upper ganga canal

1.  Constructed - 1842 to 1854
 Permanent HW constructed- 1913 to 1920
 Mr. Proby T. Cautley
 conceived & constructed of UGC
 British Engineer with an Indian heart
HISTORICAL VIEW

2. HISTORICAL VIEW
 need of UGC irrigation system :-
 Agra famine of 1837-38 , in which nearly
800,000 people died, and nearly ten million
rupees was spent on relief works.
obstacles and objections to project :-
 Financial
 Opposed by the hindu priests in haridwar

3. HISTORICAL VIEW
 Old saloni aquaduct :- 1846
 980 feet long aquaduct consists of 15 spans of
50 feet each, which is separated by 10 feet
wide piers.

4. HISTORICAL VIEW

5. HISTORICAL VIEW
 Bhimgoda Barrage :- 1979 to 1983
 spillways gates – 15
 undersluice gates -7
 Length – 454m
 spillway capacity – 19,300 m3/s
 catchment area – 23,000 km2