The Ranisar lake of Jodhpur, situated inside the Mehrangarh fort, was reserved for the use of nobility. Contructed in 1460 by Rani Jasmeda, its water is still used for drinking. The window in the picture is the port through which the overflow from the Ranisar goes into the Padamsar.
The water of Padamsar lake was used for drinking by local populace. It was constructed by Baldia Seth in memory of his father Padma. The overflow from Ranisar lake flowed into the Padamsar.
The water of Padamsar lake was used for drinking by local populace. It was constructed by Baldia Seth in memory of his father Padma. The overflow from Ranisar lake flowed into the Padamsar.
A Khadin also called a Dhora, is an ingenious construction designed to harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Its main feature is a very long (100-300m), earthen embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands. Sluices & spillways allow excess water to drain off.
A Khadin also called a Dhora, is an ingenious construction designed to harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Its main feature is a very long (100-300m), earthen embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands. Sluices & spillways allow excess water to drain off.
A Khadin also called a Dhora, is an ingenious construction designed to harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Its main feature is a very long (100-300m), earthen embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands. Sluices & spillways allow excess water to drain off.
A Khadin also called a Dhora, is an ingenious construction designed to harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Its main feature is a very long (100-300m), earthen embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands. Sluices & spillways allow excess water to drain off.
In the fair there is a certain group of people who dig shallow Beris (wells) in the dried up Luni bed, and charge the cattle or camel owners for providing water. View of the Beri and animals can be seen.
An outlet in the boundary wall of the chemical plant through which the pollutants flowed out by means of a canal that carried them to the river downstream.