They revived the khooni bhandara

  • 02/01/2002

  • Pioneer (New Delhi)

Khooni bhandara, a unique underground water management system developed by the Mughals in the seventeenth century in Burhanpur, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, is being jointly revived by Burhanpur Municipal Corporation and Khandwa district administration to supply clean and adequate drinking water to the city all year around. This initiative will also promote tourism in the region. Since the revival initiative began in December 2000, the water supply has increase by 0.11 million litres per day.