HC Deb 01 July 1918 vol 107 cc1404-5
12. Colonel YATE

asked the Secretary of State for India what steps the Government of India propose to take to inaugurate an early investigation into all possible sources of water power in India, with a view to a thorough hydrographic survey of the whole of India with regard to electric power?

Mr. MONTAGU

The Government of India propose to constitute a small Com- mittee of electrical, mechanical, and irrigation experts to visit the different Provinces and, after conference with the local officers, to examine promising sites and to report whether a detailed survey is worth undertaking. The local Governments are being asked to collect information, both physical and commercial, in advance, in order to facilitate the Committee's investigations.

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