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Framed Print of Dam for the new water supply of Bombay, 1872. Creator: Unknown
Dam for the new water supply of Bombay, 1872. The city and island of Bombay, which have nearly 800, 000 inhabitants, are supplied with water from Vehar, an artificial lake...The Vehar reservoir...has hitherto amply supplied the wants of the island; but the rainfall last year being very small, the lake, at the end of the monsoon, was nearly ten feet lower than usual. This drew attention to the possibility of a short rainfall this year also, causing a deficiency of water...it was decided to make a new lake at Toolsi, to supplement Vehar...By damming up the source of the River Tassoo, the water is impounded in the Toolsi valley, and by tunnelling through the ridge between Toolsi and Vehar, a passage is made for it into the latter lake...The view given in our Illustration is of the dam across the Tassoo, as it now appears, 30 ft. high, with the water overflowing...Vehar, when full, covers an area of about 1400 acres, and has 2550 acres of gathering ground, and contains 10, 650, 000, 000 gallons, giving a daily supply of 10 gallons a head, and Toolsi will increase it by 4½ gallons per head...The works were designed and carried out by Mr. Rienzi Walton, associate of the Institute of Civil Engineers'. From Illustrated London News, 1872. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 40621471
Bombay Maharashtra India Civil Engineering Climate Drought Engineering Monsoon Mumbai Maharashtra India Reservoir Water Supply Waterfall
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 15.3cm (9.6" x 6")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
