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IiiTRUiXJCTIOW or R3FORW3 Bi GUalXJR
ADWINI 3T RATION RSPORT FOR TUB YEAR 2MBIUG
31st, D3G3hBSR,1947.

luasdriiMTVa’I Ouadur la a combination of two Baluchi worde-' Guod1
and 'Bar' which means 'Gate of Hindi It is a most appropriate name
bo cause it literally is what the name suggests. Guadur le situated
in the Gulf of Oman on the M ok ran coast and is a dependency of the
Sultan of Muscat and Oman. It le a natural eoa port with great
potentiality for development. The town of Guadur with an estimated

i population of 8000 le built on a picturesque strip of candy tract
dotted all over by tall graceful date-palm trees which present a
very delightful view. The town ie surrounded on three sides by the
Arabian sea and ie lying between the two bays near the end of a
narrow strip of land about three miles long and half to one-fourth
of a mile in width and le connected with the main coast from the
north. This 'T1 shaped projection in the sea ends in tho oouth with
a vetff called 'Koh Bat oil1 • The town is built on sandy but hard
bank of the eastern bay on a little raised ground and consists
mostly of mud buildings. There are several good buildings also of
which 'Jumatkhona* of the Aghokhanis is the most conspicuous,which
le a permanent structure of good and coloured design. The town was
alightly damaged in the earthquake of 1945, particularly those
buildings as were directly exposed to the sea. The sea is encroach­
ing gradually and has notched the bank badly from the British Agent's
office to the fish go downs, a distance of about quarter mile,leaving
it in a most ragged condition. There are several half washed build­
ing# still standing on the edge of the bunk and the impression they
give le not quite ploaoarit. Although no immediate danger le antici­
pated, yet it le feared, the town in the event of similar natural
causes as mentioned above^ will be left at the meroy of angry sea
"hloh generally take a heavy toll in euch cases. Necessity of some
kind or preventive measure ie naturally obvious, but lnview of the
prohibitive expenditure involved, it can not be contemplated at prt>a
sent.
2. The reef in the south extends about 11 miles from east to
west and ie about 1 to 2 miles in width. There is a cultivable
catchment area on top of the reef ?(hich ie entirely dependent on
rainfall and whenever there are good rains produces sufflent quantity
of vegetable to meet the local requirement of the town. There also
exist on ancient masonry dam in the catchment area although it le
In a bad state of repairs now.
3. Guadur has no permanent source of irrigation and it con not
bo stated definitely whether or not the natural water resources can
be tapped effectively unless experiments under technical supervision