Jhelum Colony
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Jhelum Colony
Colony on the Jhelum Canal, in the District and tahsil of Shahpur, Punjab. The total area to be irrigated from the Jhelum Canal amounts to 2,392 square miles, lying partly in Jhang and partly in Shahpur District Of this, 750 square miles of waste land in the Bar or upland of the southern part of Shahpur District belong to Government ; and upon it colonists are being settled in villages, on the same terms as the colonists in the Chenab Colony, but the majority of grants have been made on the condition that a suitable mare is maintained for breeding purposes. Up to the end of 1904 about 231 square miles had been allotted to grantees. A large area has also been allotted for Imperial horse and mule runs and for regimental stud farms. The head-quarters of the colony are at Sar. godha, the head-quarters of the new Sargodha tahsil, which is fast rising into an important town. It is connected by the new Jech Doab branch of the North- Western Railway with Malakwal on the Sind-Sagar line, and with Shahpur by a new metalled road. The railway is also being extended to Shorkot in Jhang District Wells, roads, and markets are being built, and a complete system of feeder-roads is under construction.
