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VOL. 12 No. 1

HAMPI NEEMRANA

The Pushkarni Tank in hampi is located at the royal The baoli at Neemrana is a significant structure in the
enclosure next to the Mahanavami Dibba. The tank Neemrana village, rajasthan. built in 1760s, it is a nine-
is decorated with many geometrical patterns. it has a storey underground structure of majestic scale. it was built
unique aqua duct which was used to transport water by the rajas of Neemrana for famine relief.
from the nearby lakes. This is a stepped tank which Prabhat Khirwar, XII D, Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, New Delhi
is made up of finely cut black stone blocks. it was
used earlier by the royals for performing religious
ceremonies.
Godavari Joshi, IX C, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Public School, BUckINGHAM cANAL
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
The Buckingham Canal is 7896 kilometres long fresh water
navigation canal, running parallel to the Coromandel Coast
from Kakinada, andhra Pradesh to Villupuram district in Tamil
Nadu. it was constructed during the british rule and was an
HAUZ kHAS important waterway during the late 19 and 20 centuries.
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The Hauz Khas in Delhi is a water reservoir which was B. Sravya, VI, Vidyanjali, Chennai
built by sultan alauddin Khalji to address the perennial
problem of water in the city. it was built as a community
tank from where water could be used by every citizen.
after the rule of alauddin Khalji, this tank fell into disuse,
only to be revived later by sultan Firoz shah Tughlaq
who restored the tank. Firoz shah Tughlaq re-excavated
the silted tank and got the inlet channels cleared. it is a
popular tourist destination now in the city of Delhi
Kaushal Kusum, IX B, Bhatnagar International School, Delhi; Shreya
Gulati, VII C, P.K.R. Jain Sr. Sec. Public School, Ambala

HAvELIS AND POLS OF AHMEDABAD

ahmedabad has arid climate. Therefore water harvesting SUkHNA SONG
and storage played an important role in the planning
and development of the city. The houses and havelis When our ‘Sukhna’ will leave us alone,
of the pols of the old city belonging to 19th and early All will be in tears-each mountain, each stone.
20th century had underground water tanks. rainwater And even the foreign birds,
flowed from the roof through copper pipes into the Will forget their share of melodious words.
underground water tank through layers of charcoal and
limestone. This water was used during the dry season. When our ‘Sukhna’ will leave us alone,
with modern town planning and municipal water Once, gifted to ‘City Beautiful’-just to be adorned.
supply, this traditional water harvesting system lost its This changed every moment-from a story to poetry,
importance. Will then be named by everyone as our city’s history.
Sravishta Damre, VI, Sheyas Foundation, Ahmedabad
Deepti Verma, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Chandigarh

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