The Caramnassa Bridge. 
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stones of the parapets and balustrades are now prepared at tlie quarries, and will 
be set up as soon as the road shall become passable for carts. 
The estimated cost of the bridge, exclusive of what had been laid out by Nana 
Farnavlz, was Rs. 100,000, a sum which has not probably been exceeded under the 
careful management of the Raja, whose son, Rai Ram Kishen, acted throughout as 
executive superintendent on the spot. The friendly aid and advice of Captain 
Grant, executive officer of the Benares division, on all technical points, and mat- 
ters of architectural taste, is particularly alluded toin the Raja’s communication to 
us. He frequently visited the work, and saw that it was properly executed, so that 
on the removal of the centres, there was no sensible sinking of the crown of the 
arches : the whole detail of the construction was however confided to native ma- 
sons, and we hear the execution does great credit to their head mistree s skill 
and exertions. . , , , 
The Caramnassa bridge may well serve to wind up the series o 
provements undertaken through the public spirit or philanthropic pie y 
Mai. We think it but justice to his character, to make knowo the many 
works accomplished by him, and to hold him up to his countrymen as an ^ 
pie worthy of imitation, while among the rulers of India the bare m 
be sure to draw upon him a full portion of the respect which such patuo • 
should ever command. We can hut spare space for a brief notice of 
In 1802, he rebuilt the temple of Dirag -Vishnu at Mathura, a < 
Rs. 70,000. During that and the following years also, he was engage! U P° 
construction of the Siwtal, a magnificent stone tank at M&thura , w uc i co - 
less than 3 lakhs of rupees. ftrt0 
In 1803, lie rebuilt the temple and well of Bharbadtswar , tor s - ’ m 
I n 1804, lie constructed a splendid well or Baoli at Jwala-muki, w ^ ^ 
grims were much troubled for want of water, having to carry it thi « 
distance of 24 miles : it occupied 2 years in building, and cost s. , • ^ 
In 1805, he constructed three ghats at Kurukshetr and Lakshmt- 
Patiala, at an expense of Rs. 35,000. 90 M 
During the year 1806, in the neighbourhood of Haridwar, he spe 
upon several ghats and temples. templ e °* 
In 1809, he erected a handsome serai or katra of stone, near ce 
Radha Ram Thakur at Bindraban , for the convenience of travellers, a 
of Rs. 60,000. a pl ace 
In 1810, he expended Rs. 50,000, in the embellishments of ha J » 
much frequented by the Hindus of Delhi. < 0 f tb® 
In 1821, on a visit to Gya he devoted Rs. 7000 to the repair o » 
sacred places there. # . . dispart' 
And finally in 1831, he completed the Caramnassa bridge, and it a aD d 
ment to say, that this last work is calculated to be of more lastin 0 
celebrity than all that preceded it. t R e Right 
P. S. Since writing the above we have learned with pleasure, ^ ^ 
Honorable the Governor General has been pleased to confer upon granko o 
the title of Raja, and that he was invested with the Kheldat appropna e rcsen tativ e 
the 15th October, at Benares, by W. A. Brooke, Esq. the venera ^ bed 1 
of the Governor General at that place. Lord William Bentin under* 
pleased to direct, a3 a further testimony of his approbation of sue ^ Got refD ” 
takings, that a drawing shall be made of the new bridge at the ex P e “ aQ em iiient 
ment, to be sent to England for the purpose of being lithography ^ ^ ffe ll * 3 
artist, that copies of it maybe distributed among the Rajas lie 
among other natives of distinction throughout India. 
