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September 8, 1967 *ii.<»ti.uiui i£ii»*« Seven
"An additional 6.5 mil- -Glimpse of New Prosperity ' Project Work
lion acres will get water, ^ glimpse of the new The actual work start-
bringing the total irrigated prosperity is reflected ed in 1948 with the ex-
area benefiting from this jn the 148-mile long Nan- cavation of two tunnels
project to 10 million gai Bhakra canal (longest to divert the Sutlej waters,
acres. This will yield lined canal in the world), Ihe original river bed
8.^0,000 more tons of food which feeds the two power bad to be dried to dig the.
than is produced now, houses at G&nguwal and dam foundations. (The
590,000 more bales of Kotla. The seemingly un diversion tunnels, each
cotton, 150 000 more tons ending grid of wires that half a mile long and 50
of sugaroane and 36,000 runs above the rolling farm- feet in diameter, are the
more tons of pulses and lands of Punjab carries biggest in the world.)
oilseeds. No other river the power generated by Simultaneously the rocks
valley project anywhere these two units. The new , flanking the Bhakra gorge
in the world has that fields of wheat and cotton f were iijjeoted with big
food potential, Khungar f8(j by the canal seem to closes of cement to make
said. prove that Nirbhai Singh them impregnable against
"The firm • ppwer knows what he is saying. water pressures The first
available from Bhakra- - The Bhakra Nangal oonorete achievement was
Nangal. will be 365;000 project begin as an idea" the- &5:fobt-high Nangal
kw. This will give rise to j„ the brain of Sir Louis Barrage,completed.!n 1950,
many major industries in Dane. Lt Governor of Pun- which gave birth to the
towns and new cottage jaD, in 1908 when he bydel canal and provided
industries in villages. Nan. strayed into this wilder- the first irrigation faeili-
gal Fertilizers and Chemi- neSs on a tiger, hunt. But ties to the and lands of
cals Ltd., a state venture it remained a mere idea Punjab,
already underway alone until Sir Chhotu Ram,' Beyond the dam lies
will consume 160,000 kw. Punjab Minister, . took it the vista of the 64 square
Tubewells in Punjab are Up jn earnest in the early mile reservoir, to be oalled
already run on Nangal " 40's. "". Govind Sagar, where pic-
power released from two Such top U S dam n'° parties will come to
power houses at Ganguwal engineers as Dr. John L. boat and fish. Along the
and Kotla (total capacity : Savage A J Wilev and toP of the dam wi" run
96,000 kw.)" he added. F.A Nickell were aBsocia- » 1,700 foot, 30-foot-wide
Public Relations Offi- ted with the project before road where tourists will
oer Nirbhai Singh sum- the Slooum team came Park their WB and baTe
med up: 'The extra food-. hire. Dr. Savage prepa- a P»noramic view of this
from Bhakra will be red the design, which re- amazing feat of engineering,
enough to provide one eembles an army ammu- (Already 500 people a day
full meal daily to every nition boot and is pat- visit the dam.) And many
Indian mouth. The power terned on Grand Coulee a tourists, gazing down
generated will be sufficient Dam, also designed by {rom tne height, will re-
to put one bulb in every Dr. Savage. A board of cail Prime Minister Nehru's
Indian home In 10 years consultants comprising dis- words.-
Bhakra will pay for itself. tinguished U.fci. engineers "Bhakra Nangal pro-
Imagine the prosperity re- still advises on the com- ject is something tremen-
sulting from food alone." plex problems which arise. (Continued on page. 8)
"An additional 6.5 mil- -Glimpse of New Prosperity ' Project Work
lion acres will get water, ^ glimpse of the new The actual work start-
bringing the total irrigated prosperity is reflected ed in 1948 with the ex-
area benefiting from this jn the 148-mile long Nan- cavation of two tunnels
project to 10 million gai Bhakra canal (longest to divert the Sutlej waters,
acres. This will yield lined canal in the world), Ihe original river bed
8.^0,000 more tons of food which feeds the two power bad to be dried to dig the.
than is produced now, houses at G&nguwal and dam foundations. (The
590,000 more bales of Kotla. The seemingly un diversion tunnels, each
cotton, 150 000 more tons ending grid of wires that half a mile long and 50
of sugaroane and 36,000 runs above the rolling farm- feet in diameter, are the
more tons of pulses and lands of Punjab carries biggest in the world.)
oilseeds. No other river the power generated by Simultaneously the rocks
valley project anywhere these two units. The new , flanking the Bhakra gorge
in the world has that fields of wheat and cotton f were iijjeoted with big
food potential, Khungar f8(j by the canal seem to closes of cement to make
said. prove that Nirbhai Singh them impregnable against
"The firm • ppwer knows what he is saying. water pressures The first
available from Bhakra- - The Bhakra Nangal oonorete achievement was
Nangal. will be 365;000 project begin as an idea" the- &5:fobt-high Nangal
kw. This will give rise to j„ the brain of Sir Louis Barrage,completed.!n 1950,
many major industries in Dane. Lt Governor of Pun- which gave birth to the
towns and new cottage jaD, in 1908 when he bydel canal and provided
industries in villages. Nan. strayed into this wilder- the first irrigation faeili-
gal Fertilizers and Chemi- neSs on a tiger, hunt. But ties to the and lands of
cals Ltd., a state venture it remained a mere idea Punjab,
already underway alone until Sir Chhotu Ram,' Beyond the dam lies
will consume 160,000 kw. Punjab Minister, . took it the vista of the 64 square
Tubewells in Punjab are Up jn earnest in the early mile reservoir, to be oalled
already run on Nangal " 40's. "". Govind Sagar, where pic-
power released from two Such top U S dam n'° parties will come to
power houses at Ganguwal engineers as Dr. John L. boat and fish. Along the
and Kotla (total capacity : Savage A J Wilev and toP of the dam wi" run
96,000 kw.)" he added. F.A Nickell were aBsocia- » 1,700 foot, 30-foot-wide
Public Relations Offi- ted with the project before road where tourists will
oer Nirbhai Singh sum- the Slooum team came Park their WB and baTe
med up: 'The extra food-. hire. Dr. Savage prepa- a P»noramic view of this
from Bhakra will be red the design, which re- amazing feat of engineering,
enough to provide one eembles an army ammu- (Already 500 people a day
full meal daily to every nition boot and is pat- visit the dam.) And many
Indian mouth. The power terned on Grand Coulee a tourists, gazing down
generated will be sufficient Dam, also designed by {rom tne height, will re-
to put one bulb in every Dr. Savage. A board of cail Prime Minister Nehru's
Indian home In 10 years consultants comprising dis- words.-
Bhakra will pay for itself. tinguished U.fci. engineers "Bhakra Nangal pro-
Imagine the prosperity re- still advises on the com- ject is something tremen-
sulting from food alone." plex problems which arise. (Continued on page. 8)