Multiple Choice Question

In which of the following areas can you find one of the oldest water harvesting systems of India?

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Sringaverapura near Allahabad

Kalinga, Odisha

Benur, Karnataka

Nagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh

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The correct option for the above question is 1st, as Sringaverapura near Allahabad is one of the oldest water harvesting systems in India.
At Sringaverapura, close to Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, India, there is an exceptional illustration of hydraulic design tracing back to the furthest limit of the first century BC. It contains three permeation cum-capacity tanks, taken care of by an 11 m wide and 5 m deep canal to skim the floodwaters off the rainstorm-enlarged Ganga. Water from the canal previously entered a silting chamber where the soil settled. This moderately pristine water was then coordinated to the main block-lined tank (Tank A), then to Tank B through a ventured gulf (which cleaned the water further). This tank comprised the essential wellspring of the water supply. Then, the water passed to a roundabout Tank C, which had an intricate flight of stairs. Finally, an intricate waste weir, comprising seven spill channels, a peak, and the last exit, guaranteed that the overabundance of water streamed once more into the Ganga.

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