Loralai Town
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.
Loralai Town
{Lorali). — A cantonment and, since 1903, the head-quarters station of Loralai District, Baluchistan, situated in 30° 22' N. and 68° 37' E. It lies in the Bori tahsil, 4,700 feet above sea-level, at the junction of the Harnai-Fort Sandeman and Pishln-Dera Ghazi Khan roads, about 55 miles from Harnai railway station. The climate is moderate, but high winds frequently prevail. It was selected and occupied as a military station in 1886. The population (1901) numbers 3,561, including a regiment of native cavalry and one of native infantry. Conservancy is provided for by a bazar fund, the income of which in 1903-4 was Rs. 10,900 and the expenditure Rs. 13,800. In the same year the income of the cantonment fund, which receives one-third of the net revenue from the octroi levied for the bazar fund, amounted to Rs. 10,900. In 1 90 1 a piped water-supply of 75,000 gallons per diem was provided, at a total cost of about 11/4 lakhs of rupees.
