Abandonment of the plan to build a wooden bridge over the river Cauvery at Fraserpet (Khusalnagar) in Coorg - the plan to build a stone or iron bridge instead is also abandoned owing to the heavy costs involved
Report of Lieut. Colonel William Monteith on his inspection of the pearl banks on the Gulf of Mannar (the report dated 13 Jan 1836 is on pp 42-70, with appendices pp 71-98) - his report on the Pamban Passage, dated 18 Jan 1836 (pp 99-106) - necessity for a more through exploration of the Pearl Ba...