The alertness and diligence of Indian civil engineers, such as erstwhile Bikaner state chief engineer Kanwar Sain, in realising the strategic importance of Ferozepur headworks of the Sutlej remaining in Indian hands led to an urgent intervention that moved the Radcliffe line a few crucial kilometre west. A last hour plea by Jawaharlal Nehru to Lord Louis Mountbatten, India’s last viceroy, on Ferozepur, among other issues, might have held back the Radclifffe award by a few days.from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3e5GtMv
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