World's Longest Dam Inaugurated In India… 1957

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WORLD'S LONGEST DAM INAUGURATED IN INDIA BY NEHRU

Hirakud, India.

TV. Nehru and party emerging from one of the tunnels under the hydroelectric Dam. TV. Massed crowd. CV. Women and children in the crowd. SV. Nehru shakes hands with officials who worked on the construction. TV. Pan...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
32505
Sort Number:
57/007
Time in/Out:
01:47:46:00 / 01:48:28:00
Canister:
57/7
Film ID:
627.37
Issue Date:
21/01/1957

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