![Report on the Ganges Canal Works: From Their Commencement Until the Opening of the Canal in 1854 3rd [Hardcover]](https://thebookishowl.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/51AL42rvuZL.jpg)
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This detailed report documents the complete history of the Ganges Canal Works, from their initial conception through the successful opening of the canal in 1854. Written by Proby T. Cautley, a renowned engineer instrumental in the project, this work provides an authoritative account of one of nineteenth-century India’s most ambitious engineering endeavors.
The text covers the planning, surveying, construction challenges, and ultimate completion of this landmark irrigation canal system. Cautley’s firsthand experience and technical expertise shine through in the comprehensive documentation of methods, costs, and innovations employed throughout the project. The work serves as both a historical record and an engineering reference, detailing the technical specifications and administrative decisions that shaped the canal’s development.
This third edition represents a valuable primary source for historians, engineers, and scholars interested in colonial-era infrastructure development, Indian hydraulic engineering, and the Ganges River basin’s transformation during the nineteenth century.
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