§ 98. Mr. Thorneasked the Under-Secretary of State for India, when the Lloyd Dam, in the Nira Valley, will be completed; what is the estimated cost; what is the length and width of the dam; and will he give any other information in his possession in connection with the reservoir?
§ Mr. ButlerThe Nira Valley Irrigation Project is now nearing completion. The Lloyd Dam, which is its main feature, was completed in 1928, at a cost of Rs.127 lakhs, or £952,500; it is just over a mile long and is 124 feet wide at its base. The dam conserves one of the largest reservoirs in the world which, when filled to its maximum, stretches for 17 miles, is 142 feet deep in places, and has a capacity of 24,200 million cubic feet. I am sending the hon. Member a note containing further information.