Ancient Hydrology - Building Blocks of Bharat Series (E)
We explore the technology that powered different water related structures. We start off with the water structures at Sringaverapura, near Allahabad where we can see the remains of a fascinating water harvesting system dating back to the 1st century BCE. The science behind this could be used even today to clean the Ganga. We then travel to the Kallanai Dam, on the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, the fourth oldest dam in the world. The dam was constructed by King Karikala Chola of the Chola Dynasty in the 2nd century AD. We then explore the water harvesting structures of Rajasthan’s forts and end up
