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| Keywords: Darjeeling Hill Road - view in Pearson's Cutting No. 2.jpg en View in Pearson's Cutting No 2 Photograph from the album of views showing the Construction of the Darjeeling Hill Road taken by an unknown photographer in 1865 The road connecting Darjeeling with Siliguri on the plains was initiated in 1861 largely as a result of the sudden expansion of tea plantations in the mountains Constructed and maintained by the Public Works Department it was 48 miles long 25 feet wide and cost around £6 000 per mile to build This road was very difficult to build the thickly forested hills were hard to clear the ground was rocky and precipitous the blasting was greater than originally expected at times the gun powder ran out and cuttings had to be made into large solid rocks By 1865 the upper section of the road from Darjeeling to Kurseong was completed and the lower section from Kurseong to the plains was completed in 1869 This was a popular tourist route owing to the spectacular scenery it passed through but was later superseded by the railway 1865 http //www oldindianphotos in/2010_09_28_archive html author other versions Custom license marker 2014 12 30 PD-100 1865 in West Bengal Uploaded with UploadWizard Road cuttings | ||||
