A rajkulo (lit. 'royal canal') is a type of canal found in Nepal. It provides water for Irrigation, dhunge dharas, and ponds, and it can be dated back to the Lichhavi era. [1][2]
Early royal canals
editThe earliest known canals were built during the Licchavi era. At the time they were referred to as tilamaka and their primary purpose was irrigation. All of these canals have now disappeared.[3]
Notable rajkulos
edit- Tikabhairav Canal transports water from Lele and Naldu rivers to the Patan Durbar Square complex.[4][5][6]
- Bageswori Canal that brings water from the spring of Mahadev Pokhari to Bhaktapur.[1][6][7]
- Budhikanta Canal that brings water to Kathmandu.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Renovating Kathmandu's ancient canals". ECS NEPAL. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Nepali town turns to the past for solutions to current water crisis". OnlineKhabar. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Nepal Mandala: A Cultural Study of the Kathmandu Valley by Mary Shepherd Slusser, Princeton University Press, 1982, p 168, 176
- ^ UN-HABITAT, 2007. Water Movement in Patan with reference to Traditional Stone Spouts Archived 2021-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, ISBN 9789937203913
- ^ "Reviving Patan's royal canal". Nepali Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Exploring the rhythms of public life through public water structures within Kathmandu valley, submitted by Ashim Kumar Manna, 2015-2016
- ^ Indigenous water management system in Nepal: cultural dimensions of water distribution, cascaded reuse and harvesting in Bhaktapur City by Dipendra Gautam, Bhesh Raj Thapa and Raghu N. Prajapati, Environment Development and Sustainability, August 2018
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