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Encyclopedia > Dowleswaram Barrage

The Dowleswaram Barrage is an irrigation structure was built on the last stretch of the Godavari River before it empties into the Bay of Bengal.This was built by the British Irrigation Engineer Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton. His projects averted famines and stimulated the economy of southern India. The Godavari River, adjacent to the town of Kovvur The Godavari River is a major waterway in India, next to the Ganges and Indus rivers. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ...


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The Hindu : Dowleswaram barrage in need of urgent repairs (464 words)
The `yawning gap' between the neoprene bearings and the beams of the eastern canal head sluice of Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage, popularly known as the Dowleswaram Barrage, which was `accidentally' noticed by senior officials of the Irrigation department, has been causing serious concern.
This was noticed in case of three vents of the head sluice of the eastern canal.
A neoprene bearing made of rubber and steel plates is kept between the pier's concrete structures and the beam to act as cushion.
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