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we have seen, 301 feet so there is a fall of 113 feet in about from north-west to south-east while the lateral declensions of the watersheds towards the Gumti and Gogra are as much as 90 feet in fifteen miles. The consequence of these slopes is that, towards the Gumti and Kalyani, there is a rapid flow of water in the rains the torrents cut for themselves passages. From both rivers ravines radiate out in all directions wrinkling the level of the country these are filled with brush-wood, and were the haunts of the robbers who made this place so notorious in the Nawabi. There are several higher levels than those given above, recorded on the Government maps and' the Atlas of India but these latter are the artificial levels raised on certain pinnacles erected for the purpose as
is,
forty miles
by the surveyors
at regular intervals.
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Roads LucJcnow to Fyzahad. The imperial road from Lucknow to Fyzabad enters the district at about twelve miles from Lucknow, and passes
for forty-six
mdes through the
district
it is
well aligned, raised, metalled,
and bridged trees are planted on each side at drainage and level, and there are good encamping grounds from ten to thirteen miles apart.
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Frotn Nawahganj to Bahramghat. About a mile eastward of Nawabganj the high road sends an off-shoot to Bahramghat, which is also metalled. Th is is the direct route from Lucknow to Bahraich and Gonda, and before the opening of the railway carried a considerable timber traffic, the logs being floated down from the forests in Naipd.1 and the Tardi and landed at Bahramghat.
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The Railway. The traffic along the metalled roads from Lucknow to Fyzabad and Bahramghat has lately been partially absorbed by the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway which was opened from Lucknow to Nawabganj in April 1872, and to Bahramghat and Fyzabad in November 1872.
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Unmetalled roads. TJnmetaUed roads, completely bridged, connect the principal towns and markets. The following are the most important Nawabganj to Debiganj via Zaidpur Nawabganj to Fatehpur vid Dewa Kamnagar to Fatebpur „
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Saadatganj
„
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Daryabad
all
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Daryabad to Eudauli „ Tiiaitnagar „ Debiganj to Naipura Ghat on the Gumti towards Haidargarh
Tanks and jhUs.
—Tanks and
jhils are numerous, especially in the tahSanehi Ghat, and Nawabganj. Seven per cent, of the area is covered with water; many of the tanks are in course of being deepened, the earth taken out of them being used to replenish cultivated land, and doubtless much more would be done in this direction but for the Some of the jhils difficulty of adjusting conflicting rights in the tanks. are navigable by small boats for purposes of sport or pleasure. The finest jhil in this district, that named Bhagghar, is situated in the Ramnagar pargana it does not cover above two square miles. There is another in Dewa, covering about five square miles with water and marsh. sils
of Daryabad,
Ram
Wells.
—Kachcha wells
soil is sufficiently firm to
for irrigation can always be constructed when the render them durabloj and under the most favourable
