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Reservoirs in India · Mysteria

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Reservoirs in India

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Hydraulic works3 Reservoirs3 Ancient cities1 Aqueducts1 Tanks1

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🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works

Dholavira Reservoirs — Harappan Urban Hydraulics

Harappan (Early to Late Harappan 3000–1800 BCE) · Harappan (Indus Valley Civilization Kotada Timba)

Harappan desert city 16 rock-cut reservoirs and dam-fed canals 3000–1800 BCE on Kutch island.

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🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works

Hampi Aqueduct and Tungabhadra Hydraulic System

Medieval Indian (Vijayanagara Empire) · Vijayanagara Hindu imperial (Telugu–Kannada)

Vijayanagara 5-km aqueduct with 19 tanks and stepped pushkarani feeding 500k city 14th–16th c.

🇮🇳 India · Hydraulic works

Kaveripakkam Eri (Tank) — Pallava Hydraulic Reservoir

Medieval Tamil (Pallava–Chola) · Tamil Dravidian (Pallava and Chola imperial)

Pallava eri tank 2.1×1.4 km 740 CE still irrigating 295 ha via tumpu sluices, inscription-documented.