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| It looks like it goes over or under natural water features, so my guess would be an irrigation canal. We have some that look similar in California. |
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| It's definitely a water canal of some sort. It could be just to control stormwater runoff, like a bayou, or it could be for irrigation - that area is heavily used for farms. |
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[quote="bio2935c":3k0qs730][quote="bio2935c":3k0qs730][b:3k0qs730]What is happening here??[/b:3k0qs730] ... ... ...[/quote:3k0qs730]Well, I'm disappointed that no one can shed any light on that. <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_sad.gif" alt=":(" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( -->
So here's a new puzzle!
In Kutch, India, there is some kind of very lengthy structure under construction (possibly finished by now, but obviously still under construction when the Google images were taken) along the coast but inland a bit.
One end is [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=22.953118&lon=69.074414&z=17:3k0qs730]here[/url:3k0qs730] and the other end is [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=22.900599&lon=69.218255&z=17:3k0qs730]here[/url:3k0qs730], about 16 km away. It "appears" to be a large and long concrete-lined water channel, but it is piece-wise pretty straight so it is far from obvious whether it is "level" or not (ie: allowing water to flow along the contours of the land). If it [u:3k0qs730]is[/u:3k0qs730] a water channel, what is its purpose? If not a water channel, then what? And ... why here??[/quote:3k0qs730]
Yes, irrigation. It is most likely a water diversion channel for irrigation, particularly during the monsoon season to capture flood waters and channel them to areas they can be used.
Or they could literally just be to divert flood waters! They already build them in other parts of India
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[quote="seafordian":35odd879][quote="bio2935c":35odd879][quote="bio2935c":35odd879][b:35odd879]What is happening here??[/b:35odd879] ... ... ...[/quote:35odd879]Well, I'm disappointed that no one can shed any light on that. <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_sad.gif" alt=":(" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( -->
So here's a new puzzle!
In Kutch, India, there is some kind of very lengthy structure under construction (possibly finished by now, but obviously still under construction when the Google images were taken) along the coast but inland a bit.
One end is [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=22.953118&lon=69.074414&z=17:35odd879]here[/url:35odd879] and the other end is [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=22.900599&lon=69.218255&z=17:35odd879]here[/url:35odd879], about 16 km away. It "appears" to be a large and long concrete-lined water channel, but it is piece-wise pretty straight so it is far from obvious whether it is "level" or not (ie: allowing water to flow along the contours of the land). If it [u:35odd879]is[/u:35odd879] a water channel, what is its purpose? If not a water channel, then what? And ... why here??[/quote:35odd879]
Yes, irrigation. It is most likely a water diversion channel for irrigation, particularly during the monsoon season to capture flood waters and channel them to areas they can be used.
Or they could literally just be to divert flood waters! They already build them in other parts of India
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Yes,it is irrigation canal called "Narmada Canal", this canal brings river water from Sardar Sarovar in Narmada river from here in Gujarat State.
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It looks dry because construction is not completed.
For more details go to this link:
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[quote="Vadgama":1e651d06]Yes,it is irrigation canal called "Narmada Canal", this canal brings river water from Sardar Sarovar in Narmada river from here in Gujarat State.
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It looks dry because construction is not completed.
For more details go to this link:
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Well, Vadgama, I was almost going to say "BS" to that ... but instead ... my hat is off to you!
Following along the coast eastward, 50 km away there is another 35 km long section from [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=22.891457&lon=69.706246&z=17:1e651d06]here[/url:1e651d06] to [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.025870&lon=70.015408&z=17:1e651d06]here[/url:1e651d06] where it disappears into a section with older imagery. Checking further, it reappears another 16 km away [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.159123&lon=70.088493&z=17:1e651d06]here[/url:1e651d06] and continues in fits and starts (perhaps not helped by patchwork imagery(?) for another 55 km to [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.493132&lon=70.332144&z=17:1e651d06]here[/url:1e651d06] where it vanishes, only to reappear 33 km away [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.593654&lon=70.530531&z=17:1e651d06]here[/url:1e651d06] and then continuing more or less continuously until it joins the main Narmada Canal [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=24.050452&lon=71.734800&z=17:1e651d06]here[/url:1e651d06], an astonishing 300 km (and certainly much longer if you follow its snaking route) away from where it "started" (or "ends", really).
How they are going to manage getting water from the hills of mainland India past the Rann of Kutch (which is basically at sea level) and back up to the hills of Kutch "island" in what [u:1e651d06]appears[/u:1e651d06] to be an open canal is a puzzle for me. If it were a closed channel I could see how it might be done with a siphon (the Romans did it thousands of years ago, after all) but it does [u:1e651d06]appear[/u:1e651d06] to be an [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.710769&lon=70.983953&z=16:1e651d06]open channel[/url:1e651d06] in parts (although being "under construction" makes it hard to tell for sure). |
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[quote="bio2935c":30vbtrup][quote="Vadgama":30vbtrup]Yes,it is irrigation canal called "Narmada Canal", this canal brings river water from Sardar Sarovar in Narmada river from here in Gujarat State.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lang=en&;lat=21.828357&lon=73.769760&z=11&m=b">wikimapia.org/#lang=en&;lat=21.82 ... 0&z=11&m=b<!-- m -->
It looks dry because construction is not completed.
For more details go to this link:
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.sardarsarovardam.org/">www.sardarsarovardam.org/<;!-- m -->[/quote:30vbtrup]
Well, Vadgama, I was almost going to say "BS" to that ... but instead ... my hat is off to you!
Following along the coast eastward, 50 km away there is another 35 km long section from [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=22.891457&lon=69.706246&z=17:30vbtrup]here[/url:30vbtrup] to [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.025870&lon=70.015408&z=17:30vbtrup]here[/url:30vbtrup] where it disappears into a section with older imagery. Checking further, it reappears another 16 km away [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.159123&lon=70.088493&z=17:30vbtrup]here[/url:30vbtrup] and continues in fits and starts (perhaps not helped by patchwork imagery(?) for another 55 km to [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.493132&lon=70.332144&z=17:30vbtrup]here[/url:30vbtrup] where it vanishes, only to reappear 33 km away [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.593654&lon=70.530531&z=17:30vbtrup]here[/url:30vbtrup] and then continuing more or less continuously until it joins the main Narmada Canal [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=24.050452&lon=71.734800&z=17:30vbtrup]here[/url:30vbtrup], an astonishing 300 km (and certainly much longer if you follow its snaking route) away from where it "started" (or "ends", really).
How they are going to manage getting water from the hills of mainland India past the Rann of Kutch (which is basically at sea level) and back up to the hills of Kutch "island" in what [u:30vbtrup]appears[/u:30vbtrup] to be an open canal is a puzzle for me. If it were a closed channel I could see how it might be done with a siphon (the Romans did it thousands of years ago, after all) but it does [u:30vbtrup]appear[/u:30vbtrup] to be an [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.710769&lon=70.983953&z=16:30vbtrup]open channel[/url:30vbtrup] in parts (although being "under construction" makes it hard to tell for sure).[/quote:30vbtrup]
Major engineering marvels are there to bring water from Sardar Sarovar to Kutch by using method of Aqueduct,Siphon and Pumping. About different patches of works,I assume that due to availability of land and/or different contractors involved. |
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| There is a canal being built by Pakistan connecting the Neelum and Jhelum river for the hydro project - it runs underground through a tunnel. It is under-construction and it's both ends can be seen in the map <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="wikimapia.org/#lang=en&;lat=34.248136&lon=73.572006&z=11&m=b&tag=1389&show=/33448238/">wikimapia.org/#lang=en&;lat=34.24 ... /33448238/<!-- m --> |
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[quote="bio2935c":13qo2en0][b:13qo2en0]What is happening here??[/b:13qo2en0]
In Bangladesh, near Dhaka, there is a place where apparently large "snakes" lie across the countryside and they end in the river [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.691190&lon=90.419991&z=18&m=bs:13qo2en0]here[/url:13qo2en0]. There may be other places as well, but this is the one I noticed. If you follow the "snakes" southward they end in a place like [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.668837&lon=90.404649&z=18&m=bs:13qo2en0]this[/url:13qo2en0], or like [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.679306&lon=90.395964&z=18&m=bs:13qo2en0]this[/url:13qo2en0]. If you follow some of the "snakes" they mostly avoid "civilization" but there are places where they cross ponds, small roads, each other and sometimes they even seem to go [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.685712&lon=90.416673&z=19&m=bs:13qo2en0]through houses[/url:13qo2en0].
Note that these "snakes" (with a few exceptions) appear only in the Bing images. When the Google images were taken (earlier or later than Bing) these things were absent.
This second of the above ending-spots makes it look as if the "snakes" are actually giant hoses linking the river with these end points. But what's happening? Are they draining water from the land into the river? Are they irrigating land from the river? Are they dredging the river and dumping the silt on the land? Something else entirely? Who can shed some light on this??[/quote:13qo2en0]
Interesting find. In google earth timeline clarity is much better. Pipes supported on cross bamboo supports. likely carrying water for construction related activity in Jhilmil area.
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[quote="bio2935c":g7iihdiq][quote="Vadgama":g7iihdiq]Yes,it is irrigation canal called "Narmada Canal", this canal brings river water from Sardar Sarovar in Narmada river from here in Gujarat State.
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It looks dry because construction is not completed.
For more details go to this link:
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Well, Vadgama, I was almost going to say "BS" to that ... but instead ... my hat is off to you!
Following along the coast eastward, 50 km away there is another 35 km long section from [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=22.891457&lon=69.706246&z=17:g7iihdiq]here[/url:g7iihdiq] to [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.025870&lon=70.015408&z=17:g7iihdiq]here[/url:g7iihdiq] where it disappears into a section with older imagery. Checking further, it reappears another 16 km away [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.159123&lon=70.088493&z=17:g7iihdiq]here[/url:g7iihdiq] and continues in fits and starts (perhaps not helped by patchwork imagery(?) for another 55 km to [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.493132&lon=70.332144&z=17:g7iihdiq]here[/url:g7iihdiq] where it vanishes, only to reappear 33 km away [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.593654&lon=70.530531&z=17:g7iihdiq]here[/url:g7iihdiq] and then continuing more or less continuously until it joins the main Narmada Canal [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=24.050452&lon=71.734800&z=17:g7iihdiq]here[/url:g7iihdiq], an astonishing 300 km (and certainly much longer if you follow its snaking route) away from where it "started" (or "ends", really).
How they are going to manage getting water from the hills of mainland India past the Rann of Kutch (which is basically at sea level) and back up to the hills of Kutch "island" in what [u:g7iihdiq]appears[/u:g7iihdiq] to be an open canal is a puzzle for me. If it were a closed channel I could see how it might be done with a siphon (the Romans did it thousands of years ago, after all) but it does [u:g7iihdiq]appear[/u:g7iihdiq] to be an [url=http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=23.710769&lon=70.983953&z=16:g7iihdiq]open channel[/url:g7iihdiq] in parts (although being "under construction" makes it hard to tell for sure).[/quote:g7iihdiq]
This is 360 kms long (proposed) [color=#FF0000:g7iihdiq][b:g7iihdiq]Kutch Branch Canal[/b:g7iihdiq][/color:g7iihdiq] off taking from Narmada Main Canal at 385 km point of the main canal near village Isarva and ending at Mod Kuba village. This canal still to be completed hence not fully operational. Some details are here in this news report....
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[quote="LTree":3j1nfk6p]Interesting find. In google earth timeline clarity is much better. Pipes supported on cross bamboo supports. likely carrying water for construction related activity in Jhilmil area.
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[quote="acharyavasudev":3j1nfk6p]This is 360 kms long (proposed) Kutch Branch Canal off taking from Narmada Main Canal at 385 km point of the main canal near village Isarva and ending at Mod Kuba village. ...[/quote:3j1nfk6p]Yep, that matches perfectly with where we see these sections under construction. I am still amazed, however, at how the very farthest endpoint (at Modkuba) is well underway while long stretches of "intermediate" canal sections show no evidence of construction at all. Do you know when they expect the whole thing to be 100% finished? |
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[quote="bio2935c":2hntx6tj]
[quote="acharyavasudev":2hntx6tj]This is 360 kms long (proposed) Kutch Branch Canal off taking from Narmada Main Canal at 385 km point of the main canal near village Isarva and ending at Mod Kuba village. ...[/quote:2hntx6tj]Yep, that matches perfectly with where we see these sections under construction. I am still amazed, however, at how the very farthest endpoint (at Modkuba) is well underway while long stretches of "intermediate" canal sections show no evidence of construction at all. Do you know when they expect the whole thing to be 100% finished?[/quote:2hntx6tj]
In 2014, they said, the project will take another 2-3 years, but only half of the work is completed till now and going by this rate they should complete this by 2018. During past regime at centre many projects were not approved for years, but now with the change at centre, projects are approved in haste and we can hope a early completion. From km 144 to 166 km construction wasn't started due to non-availability of wild life sanctury land, but now that is also cleared by Supreme Court. |
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A very interesting place to visit in Panagal in Nalgonda District of Telangana,
[b:3piljd9o][color=#FF0000:3piljd9o]An ancient Shiva temple... [/color:3piljd9o][/b:3piljd9o]
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[quote="Aldi1":2sx2ij9w]Train accident? [url:2sx2ij9w]http://old.wikimapia.org/#lat=26.7936727&lon=83.3631702&z=19&l=5&m=b&v=8[/url:2sx2ij9w][/quote:2sx2ij9w]
Too neat to be an accident. |
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[quote="Aldi1":usqfrl5x]Train accident? [url:usqfrl5x]http://old.wikimapia.org/#lat=26.7936727&lon=83.3631702&z=19&l=5&m=b&v=8[/url:usqfrl5x][/quote:usqfrl5x]
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A "big gap" in Germany by Google
Perhaps the entrance to the hell? <!-- s:-) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt=":-)" title="Smile" /><!-- s:-) -->
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[quote="seafordian":3vpc15cy]old.wikimapia.org/#lat=48.1429741&;lon=-123.1692482&z=19&l=0&m=b
A little "lawn art" caught by Google Maps...... <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: -->[/quote:3vpc15cy]
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Bump!
Here's a classic case of an owner that doesn't gave his/her property to a townhouse company
Patricia Executive Village
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There's some houses in the middle of the Townhouse/Subdivision/Gated Community! There's only one way out to these unique houses intersecting three streets of the Townhouse/Subdivision resulting in dead end streets.
What a persistent and/or dedicated owner! |
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