Water Storage and Supply System in Ancient India

Abstract

Evidence from historical water history provides perception into the hydrological knowledge generated by means of Indians extra than 3000 years ago. This paper explores many aspects of ancient Indian information on hydrology and water assets with a focus on hydrological processes, dimension of precipitation, water control and generation, and wastewater management, which can be based on opinions of the Indian scriptures, including the Vedas, Arthashastra (Shamasastry, 1961), Astadhyayi (Jigyasu, 1979), Ramayana (Goswami,1973), Mahabharata; Puranas, Brihat Samhita (Jha, 1988), Meghamala, Mayurchitraka; Jainist and Buddhist texts; and different historic texts. In this overview, we gift a glimpse of the expertise that existed in historical India in water sciences via exploring many disciplines which includes records, archeology, hydrology, hydraulic engineering, history of generation, and records of way of life.1-3.