Anagpur Dam
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The Anangpur Dam, located close to the Anagpur village (also called Arangpur) in Gurgaon district
of Haryana
, India, is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the more famous Surajkund
. This unique Indian hydraulic engineering structure was built during the reign of King Anangpal of the Tomar dynasty in 8th century. It is approachable by road from Delhi
from the Delhi - Mathura road. The ruins of the fortifications found in Anangpur village establishes by an inference that it was built by Anangpal as part of the Lal Kot that was developed as the first city of Delhi in the 8th century.
Gurjar, moved his fiefdom to the south of the Aravalli hills, south of the present day Delhi at the far end of the 10th century. They inhabited the areas, which were isolated with difficult access, as they wanted to be safe from the warring Rajput clans
. Within the boundaries of the present day Haryana, on the border with Delhi, they built the Surjakund reservoir near Surjakund village and another dam in its close vicinity near the Arangpur village as the Anangpur dam. It is said that Anangpal who built Surjakund and Arangpal (also known as the builder of Lal Kot, called the first city of Delhi) who built Arangpur dam belonged to the same dynasty but belonged in different periods.
structure, a pre-Islamic structure that fords a local nala (stream) is 7 metres (23 ft) in height and 50 metres (164 ft) in length between the two banks. It has been built with quartzite
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 through sluices 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.
and Surajkund
. But the access to the dam is through a path from the Anagpur village, which goes through flat pastureland and then over a rocky forested hill.
Gurgaon District
Gurgaon district is one of the 21 districts of Haryana state in northern India. Gurgaon city is the administrative headquarters of the district. The population is 1,660,289 . .It is the southern-most district of Haryana...
of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, India, is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the more famous Surajkund
Surajkund
Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century, away to the south west from a more ancient dam of the 8th century called the Anagpur Dam; both are located in Haryana, India....
. This unique Indian hydraulic engineering structure was built during the reign of King Anangpal of the Tomar dynasty in 8th century. It is approachable by road from Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
from the Delhi - Mathura road. The ruins of the fortifications found in Anangpur village establishes by an inference that it was built by Anangpal as part of the Lal Kot that was developed as the first city of Delhi in the 8th century.
Topography
A local nala (stream) originating in the Aravalli 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.History
Anagpal I, the TomarTomar
Tomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
Gurjar, moved his fiefdom to the south of the Aravalli hills, south of the present day Delhi at the far end of the 10th century. They inhabited the areas, which were isolated with difficult access, as they wanted to be safe from the warring Rajput clans
Rajput clans
The Rajputs are a martial race and caste of the Indian subcontinent. They are a Hindu caste whose members generally consider themselves to belong to the Kshatriya varna ; however, Encyclopædia Britannica notes that their members have come from a variety of lineages, including from foreign...
. Within the boundaries of the present day Haryana, on the border with Delhi, they built the Surjakund reservoir near Surjakund village and another dam in its close vicinity near the Arangpur village as the Anangpur dam. It is said that Anangpal who built Surjakund and Arangpal (also known as the builder of Lal Kot, called the first city of Delhi) who built Arangpur dam belonged to the same dynasty but belonged in different periods.
Structure
The ancient and solid gravity damDam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
structure, a pre-Islamic structure that fords a local nala (stream) is 7 metres (23 ft) in height and 50 metres (164 ft) in length between the two banks. It has been built with quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite is a hard metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to gray, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink...
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 through sluices 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.
Access
Anagpur which is 1 kilometre (0.621372736649807 mi) from the dam is 19 kilometres (11.8 mi) from Delhi city and is approachable from Qutub MinarQutub Minar
Qutub Minar also Qutb Minar, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in Delhi, India. The Qutub Minar is constructed with red sandstone and marble, and is the tallest minaret in India, with a height of 72.5 meters , contains 379 stairs to reach the top, and the diameter of base is 14.3 meters...
and Surajkund
Surajkund
Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century, away to the south west from a more ancient dam of the 8th century called the Anagpur Dam; both are located in Haryana, India....
. But the access to the dam is through a path from the Anagpur village, which goes through flat pastureland and then over a rocky forested hill.