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9 unusual facts about Roorkee


Alfred Goodwyn

In 1874, Goodwyn was posted back to India with his regiment, where he died, at Roorkee, on 14 March 1874 (the day after his 24th birthday) as a result of injuries suffered in a riding accident.

Allan Joseph Champneys Cunningham

During 1871–1881, he was Instructor in Mathematics at the Thomason Civil Engineering College, Roorkee.

Bengal Engineer Group

On November 7, 1853, the regiment moved to Roorkee, where it has maintained its regimental centre ever since.

Francis David Millet Brown

Between 1868 and 1873 Brown was employed as Assistant Principal of Thomason Civil Engineering College, Roorkee.

Ganges Canal

Near Roorkee, the land fell away sharply and Cautley had to build an aqueduct to carry the canal for half a kilometre.

Jai Krishna

He served University of Roorkee for many years and rose to become its Vice Chancellor.

National Institute of Hydrology

National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) is a Government of India Society under Ministry of Water Resources and has been functioning as a research Institute in the area of hydrology and water resources in the country since December 1978 in Roorkee City.

Richard Baird Smith

He was then for some years employed on canal work, and when the Indian Mutiny broke out was in charge of Roorkee.

Upper Ganga Canal Expressway

It is planned to stretch from Noida to Haridwar through Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee, in India.


Ajit Gupta

He is a founding board member of the IIT-Roorkee Heritage Fund.

K. Sriramakrishnaiah

In recognition of his services, he was honored with ‘National hydrology award’ in 1987 by National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and ‘Honorary Doctorate’ in 1989 by Sri Venkateswara University.

Mangu Singh

He is graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (erstwhile University of Roorkee) from Civil Engineering department.

Punjabi Saudagaran-e-Delhi

Other than Delhi, important Qaume-e-Punjabian communities exist in Aligarh, Agra, Roorkee, Aonla, Hapur, Moradabad, Rampur, Kanpur and Kolkata.


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