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HISTORY |
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| Journey on the
Road to Infrastructure Development |
Roads and buildings
are ancient in India with the development
of civilizations like Harappa and Mohenjadaro.
Grand Trunk Road across the country
between Peshawar (Khyber pass) in the
North West Frontier Province and Calcutta
is the famous earliest road in the country
built in 1857. Romans were adept in
road building and the statement “All
roads lead to Rome” meant literally
the same.
In Karnataka, prior to 1834, Revenue
Officers were in charge of Public Works.
In 1834, a Superintendent of Maramat
was in charge under the Revenue Department
for public works.
In Karnataka (the then Mysore) State,
the Public Works Department was created
in 1856. By 1856 all District Headquarters
were connected to Bangalore by road.
The staff then was:
| Chief
Engineer |
1 |
| Assistant Chief
Engineer |
1 |
| Assistant Engineers
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4 |
| Upper Subordinates
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11 |
| Lower Subordinates
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19 |
From 1856-1876, the PWD expenditure
was Rs.99 lakhs on original works and
Rs. 89 lakhs on repair works. In other
words, the Plan and Non-Plan expenditure
was almost equal.
In Mark Cubbon’s time (1834-1861)
roads in the then Mysore State were
classified into Imperial, Provincial
and Village Roads. In 1897, two Circles,
the Western and Eastern were created
each with one Superintending Engineer.
However in 1909, both the posts were
abolished based on the recommendations
of the Retrenchment Committee. The First
Chief Engineer was Col.C.Bowen BE, and
the first CE from Mysore State was Mr.Y.Srinivasa
Rao B.A.
Some of the earliest buildings which
are continuing to exist and the cost
of construction then are presented below:
1867
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Bangalore
Central Jail
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Rs.
46,047 |
| 1868 |
Bowring Hospital,
B’lore |
Rs. 2,16,454 |
| 1879 |
Government Museum
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Rs. 48,335 |
During fortytwo years from 1881 to 1924
the following were built:
| Building |
Year |
Cost
(Rs.) |
| Public Offices
(Bangalore) |
1869 –1917 |
5,95,991 |
| The Central College
(Bangalore) |
1882-1924
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5,44,599 |
| Maharaja’s
College (Mysore) |
1894
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2,08,000 |
| Public Offices
(Mysore) |
1895 |
1,75,506 |
| Victoria Hospital
( Bangalore) |
1896 |
7,84,000 |
| Law Court Buildings
(Mysore) |
1899 |
21,470 |
| The Sir Sheshadri
Memorial Hall (Bangalore) |
1907 |
83,624 |
| The Chamarajendra
Technical Institute (Mysore) |
1917 |
2,44,516
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| Minto Opthalmic
Hospital (Bangalore) |
1917 |
2,82,000 |
The Government
High School (Bangalore)
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1917 |
1,55,502 |
| Krishnarajendra
Hospital (Mysore) |
1918 |
3,65,000 |
| University Buildings
(Mysore) |
1920-22 |
2,41,262 |
| Vanivilas Institute
(Bangalore) |
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69,567 |
| Fernhill Palace,
Ooty |
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4,78,000 |
In 1922 the salary of Engineers in Mysore
was:
| Chief
Engineer |
Rs.500 |
| Assistant Chief
Engineer |
Rs.250 |
| Upper Subordinate
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Rs. 80 |
But, for 1 Rupee 4.5 seer rice and 10.3
seer ragi was available (i.e. for Re.1,
5 kg rice and 12 kg ragi); today for
1 kg rice, the price is Rs 15 to 20
and 1 kg ragi, it is Rs.8.
In 1930, the State had Provincial road
length of 212 miles (341 km) and District
road length of 458 miles (737 km)
In 1956, at the time of the reorganization
of Mysore State, the road length was
as given below:
| Category
of Road |
Length
(kms) |
| National Highways |
864 |
| State Highways |
5,983 |
| Major District
Roads |
7,006 |
| Other District
Roads |
5,951 |
| Village Roads |
2,373 |
| TDB Roads |
19,222 |
| Forest Department
Roads |
1,783 |
| Total |
43,182 |
Source: Statistical Abstract of Mysore 1960-61
Bureau of Economics & Statistics,
Government of Mysore 1963 |
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