| Anangpur Dam | |
|---|---|
 Anangpur Dam | |
 Interactive map of Anangpur Dam | |
| Location | Delhi andHaryana |
| Coordinates | 28°28′24″N77°16′34″E / 28.47333°N 77.27611°E /28.47333; 77.27611 |
| Construction began | 8th century |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | localnullah (stream) |
| Height | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Length | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Water supply &Irrigation |
TheAnangpur Dam is an Indian hydraulic engineering structure built during the reign of the King Anangpal I of theTomara Rajput dynasty in the 8th century. It is located near theAnangpur village inFaridabad district,Haryana, India.[1]
The king Anangpal Tomar I declared himself an independent ruler and established the Tomar Dynasty of Delhi in the early 8th century. He built his capital at the Anangpur village in Haryana and expanded his kingdom from there. He is said to have built numerous palaces and temples during his reign, majority of which are now completely diminished.[2] Anangpal I is often misunderstood to beAnangpal II.[3][4]
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The ancient and solidgravity dam structure, a pre-Islamic structure that fords a local nala (stream) is 7 metres (23 ft) in height and 50 m (160 ft) in length between the two banks. It has been built withquartzite stones (locally available), duly chiselled and dressed, as a regular dam section with downstream base width increasing in steps with depth up to the foundation. It has entry manholes from the top of the dam, which lead into the body of the dam for inspection and control of flow throughsluices for downstream uses. The intake entry into the sluice is on the upstream side. The downstream outlet end leads to the flat terrain below the dam at the ground level. The reservoir created by the dam is mostly silted over the centuries, but it is said to be in use.[5][6]
A local nala (stream) originating in theAravalli hills was intercepted by building a dam at a chasm to store rain water. It is basically a water harvesting structure meant to store rain water during the monsoon season for beneficial uses of irrigation.[7][5]
It is an importantbiodiversity area within theNorthern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor stretching fromSariska Tiger Reserve to Delhi. Historical place around sanctuary areBadkhal Lake (6km northeast), 10th century ancientSurajkund reservoir,Damdama Lake,Tughlaqabad Fort andAdilabad ruins (both in Delhi),Chhatarpur Temple (in Delhi).[8] It is contiguous to the seasonalwaterfalls in Pali-Dhauj-Kot villages of Faridabad, the scaredMangar Bani and theAsola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary.[9]
It is approachable by road fromDelhi from the Delhi -Mathura road. Anangpur, which is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the dam, is 19 km (12 mi) from Delhi city and is approachable fromQutub Minar andSurajkund. But the access to the dam is through a path from the Anangpur village, which goes through flat pastureland and then over a rocky forested hill.Sarai metro station is nearest.[7][5]
One of the two significant structures in the area, the dam lies about 1 km [0.62 mi] to the north of the Anangpur village. A path from the main village street will lead you in to flat pastureland. Head for the small rocky hill ahead of you and climb over it. On the other side is another flat area, rather thickly covered in thorn trees. It is worth finding a way through them to the dam that straddles the gap between the two nearby hills. The dam is an impressive edifice 50 m [160 ft] wide and 7 m [23 ft] high built from accurately hewn quartzite blocks.---There is a passage for the egress of water at the level of the ground on the dammed side. The flat land across which you have walked is clearly caused by centuries of silt deposits in the lake that once existed behind this dam. The land around has been vwey heavily quarried recently, so further archaeological finds are unlikely.
{{cite book}}:|work= ignored (help)Page 100:Suraj Kund lies about 3 km (1.9 mi) south-east of Tughlaqabad in district Gurgaon---The reservoir is believed to have been constructed in the tenth century by King Surjapal of Tomar dynasty, whose existence is based on Bardic tradition. Page 101: About 2 km south-west of Surajkund, close to the village of Anagpur (also called Arangpur is a dam ascribed to Anagpal of the Tomar Dynasty, who is also credited with building theLal Kot
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