Monday, February 25, 2013


 19 TH CENTURY IRRIGATION& AGRICULTURE IN INDIA


















"Pumping water, Madras," c.1885



Irrigation in the South; 





PULLING WATER OUT OF A WELL WITH BULLOCK


GRINDING CORN USING BULLOCK

 f.21   'The Bazar Gate and Part of the Town of Bombay taken from the Esplanade'.

f.21   'The Bazar Gate and Part of the Town of Bombay taken from the Esplanade'.
BAZAR GATE AREA, BOMBAY FORT SHOWS HARBOUR BUILDINGS-
A PALANQUIN TAXI,TENTS USED BY SOLDIERS,A WELL WITH WATER WHEEL;MAST OF SHIPS IN HARBOUR,STORAGE GODOWS



A WATER WHEEL ,AS SEEN IN THE PICTURE ,ABOVE USED IN WELLS
 Water lifting devices


 Paddle-wheel or tread-wheel-used to pump out or pump in water into paddy fields,before electricity came