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    The document discusses the ancient waterworks in Bidar City, India, specifically a system called karez that was used to tap and distribute groundwater. [1] It then focuses on the Naubad karez system near Bidar, which dates back to the 15th-16th centuries when the area was ruled by the Bahmani Sultanate. [2] The Naubad karez was rediscovered and has since been fully mapped and rehabilitated, though it differs from traditional karez systems in that the mother well is at a lower elevation than the outlet. [3]

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    The document discusses the ancient waterworks in Bidar City, India, specifically a system called karez that was used to tap and distribute groundwater. [1] It then focuses on the Naubad karez system near Bidar, which dates back to the 15th-16th centuries when the area was ruled by the Bahmani Sultanate. [2] The Naubad karez was rediscovered and has since been fully mapped and rehabilitated, though it differs from traditional karez systems in that the mother well is at a lower elevation than the outlet. [3]

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    The document discusses the ancient waterworks in Bidar City, India, specifically a system called karez that was used to tap and distribute groundwater. [1] It then focuses on the Naubad karez system near Bidar, which dates back to the 15th-16th centuries when the area was ruled by the Bahmani Sultanate. [2] The Naubad karez was rediscovered and has since been fully mapped and rehabilitated, though it differs from traditional karez systems in that the mother well is at a lower elevation than the outlet. [3]

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    Bidars ancient

    water works

    BY M.ATHER
    RAZA
    Bidar City
     A city in the north-eastern part
    of Karnataka state in India. It is the
    headquarters of Bidar district which
    borders  Maharashtra and Telangana. It is a
    rapidly urbanising city in the wider Bidar
    Metropolitan area. The city is well known for
    its many sites of architectural, historical
    and religious importance.
    Bidar Ancient Works

     Bidar city is known for


    its Bidri handicraft
    products, and its rich
    history. Bidar is also
    considered one of the
    holiest place for Sikh
    pilgrimage. Unlike
    other places in the
    region, Bidar is the
    coldest and wettest
    place in north
    Karnataka
    Ancient Waterworks

    This is the end of the historic


    'karez' system in Naubad
    village at the outskirts of
    Bidar city in Karnataka,
    nested between farms and
    situated next to a temple. 
    Karez is a water harnessing
    system that originated in
    Persia and uses deep
    underground channels to tap
    and distribute ground water. 
    Karez

    The karez system in


    Bidar dates back to more
    than half a millennium to
    the 15th and 16th
    centuries when the area
    was under the control of
    the Bahmani Sultanate.
    History Of Karez System

    Bidar is reported to have


    three karezes across the
    city, out of which work is
    ongoing to restore two of
    them - the Naubad karez
    and the Jamuna Mori
    karez.
    History Of Karez System

    The Naubad karez was first


    documented in the 1920s by
    Gulam Yazdani, an
    archaeologist, but
    rediscovered a few years ago,
    following which it has been
    fully mapped and brought to
    the public," explains V
    Govindan Kutty, an Assistant
    Professor in Geography, at the
    Government College, Chittur.
    History Of Karez System

    The rehabilitation project


    was initiated by the
    Karnataka urban
    infrastructure Development
    Finance Corporation
    (KUIDFC) and IHCNF was
    appointed as the technical
    consultant. Govindan Kutty
    at that time was an
    employee of the IHCNF. 
    A Unique System

    The Naubad karez, unlike


    traditional water systems, doesn't
    transport water from a higher
    altitude to a lower one.
    The mother well is at a lower
    elevation, while the mouth is at a
    higher elevation. The builders
    created an inner flow and the
    tunnel itself is not a perfect slope.
    There are depressions in between
    the vent, where water is stored, to
    ensure that erosion doesn't take
    place
    Thank You!!

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