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IN NATURE of January 6, p. 23, under this heading, it was stated that an irrigation scheme involving the generation of large quantities of electric power between the Punjab and the State of Bilaspur “is under construction”. We are informed by the secretary of the Central Board of Irrigation that “the project referred to, namely the Bhakra Dam Project in the Punjab, is not ‘under construction’ but simply ‘under consideration’ at present”.
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Hydro-Electric Development in India. Nature 145, 509 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145509a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145509a0