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paste for construction, taking into consideration the gravitational force: this allows the dam to withstand tremors and remain strong. Pennycuick said: "I am going to be only once in this earthly world, hence I need to do some good deeds here. This deed should not be prorogue nor ignored since I am
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Pennycuick went ahead with the construction of the dam in spite of dangerous diseases and insects, as well as relentless storms. Large number of sand bags kept for the construction of the dam was destroyed due to severe flood. Since he could not get adequate funds from the
British government,
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Pennycuick and worship him as a god. Villagers prostrate before his portrait, offer prayers, decorate with garlands and perform aarati to his photos which are usually kept in the hall or in puja room along with images of other
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December 1858. He arrived in India on 11 November 1860. He became a Second Captain on 15 October 1870; and a major on 8 December 1876. He commanded H company at Zoulla during the
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January 1896. During his six years of service in the PWD, Pennycuick served as Chief Engineer in the construction of the
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houses a life-size bronze statue of
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towards the East so that it could irrigate hundreds of thousands of acres of dry land depending only on
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and his wife Sarah. His father and his eldest brother, Alexander, fought and died at the
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Board and was a faculty in the University of Madras. He received a
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sought his advice for avoiding damage from flooding of the
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Booklet in Honour of Man Behind Mullaperiyar Released
572:"For farmers, gratitude to Pennycuick knows no bounds"
454:. Westminster: Archibald Constable. pp. 298, 701.
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708:The India List and India Office List
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706:Great Britain India Office (1905).
652:"Police gift Pennycuick bust to UK"
144:East India Company Military College
802:Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
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596:. 3 January 2014. Archived from
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173:Pennycuick was nominated to the
557:'Kumudam' Tamil weekly magazine
735:"Has the penny dropped right?"
718:Dictionary of Indian Biography
570:Sundar, S. (19 January 2012).
213:. Only a single appearance at
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620:"Pongal offered to Engineer"
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130:in 1849. He was educated at
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520:Cricinfo Player Profile
207:Marylebone Cricket Club
197:in 1899. He was a keen
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142:Pennycuick entered the
128:Battle of Chillianwalla
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594:The New Indian Express
546:Scores and Biographies
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221:in 1883 is considered
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203:Cheltenham College
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687:8 September
661:23 February
388:Thai Pongal
294:districts.
253:Arabian Sea
229:records in
223:first class
97:masonry dam
761:Categories
731:S. Muthiah
700:References
636:24 October
604:8 December
424:Tamil Nadu
148:Addiscombe
111:Early life
93:irrigation
740:The Hindu
576:The Hindu
428:Camberley
348:Vadipatti
316:Camberley
288:Sivaganga
199:cricketer
681:BBC News
430:in 2022.
280:Dindigul
219:Somerset
217:against
209:and the
183:Sanitary
74:Colonel
417:Frimley
356:Madurai
284:Madurai
103:on the
398:pongal
375:A new
322:Family
303:surkhi
215:Lord's
138:Career
67:London
435:Notes
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381:Theni
310:Death
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663:2019
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301:and
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