'After an 18-month effort to clear out 3,000 tonnes of rubbish and restore the stone walls and adjacent area, the 17th-century Bansilalpet stepwell had become a source of clean drinking water for the first time in four decades.'
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2026 at 7:49 AM
'After an 18-month effort to clear out 3,000 tonnes of rubbish and restore the stone walls and adjacent area, the 17th-century Bansilalpet stepwell had become a source of clean drinking water for the first time in four decades.'
Petition to rename it a Population Stepwell
May 20, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Petition to rename it a Population Stepwell
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water: Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbo...
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water: Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbo...
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water: Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbo...
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Hyderabad’s newly restored Bansilalpet stepwell.
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Hyderabad’s newly restored Bansilalpet stepwell.
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Hyderabad’s newly restored Bansilalpet stepwell.
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Hyderabad’s newly restored Bansilalpet stepwell.
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a...
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a...
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a...
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
A loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a...
"India is famed for its stepwells – multi-storey structures built to provide access to groundwater, with steps and platforms descending to the water level. Thousands were built across the country near natural aquifers, mostly between the 11th and 18th centuries.
The well at Bansilalpet was the […]
The well at Bansilalpet was the […]
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February 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
"India is famed for its stepwells – multi-storey structures built to provide access to groundwater, with steps and platforms descending to the water level. Thousands were built across the country near natural aquifers, mostly between the 11th and 18th centuries.
The well at Bansilalpet was the […]
The well at Bansilalpet was the […]
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be availableA loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbourhood...
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be availableA loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbourhood...
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be available
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be availableA loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbourhood...
Centuries-old wells restored to provide drinking water as parts of the country head towards “day zero” when no water will be availableA loud cheer and sounds of clapping reverberated around Bansilalpet, a neighbourhood...
#Hindistan’da su kaynakları azalırken, antik basamaklı kuyular yeniden hayat buluyor! #Bansilalpet 40 yıl sonra içme suyuna kavuştu #SonDakika #Kuraklık #SuStresi #SuKuyusu
Hindistan’da su kaynakları azalırken, antik basamaklı kuyular yeniden hayat buluyor! Bansilalpet 40 yıl sonra içme suyuna kavuştu
Hindistan’ın bazı bölgeleri suyun tamamen tükeneceği “sıfır gün” eşiğine yaklaşırken, yüzyıllardır var olan basamaklı kuyular yeniden toplulukların hizmetine giriyor. Haydarabad’ın Bansilalpet semtinde, 3.000 ton çöpün temizlenmesi ve taş duvarlarla çevrenin 18 aylık restorasyonunun ardından 17. yüzyıldan kalma Bansilalpet basamaklı kuyusundan ilk temiz su damlaları sızınca, mahallede tezahüratlar yükseldi. Bansilalpet’te yaşayan 45 yaşındaki Hajira Adeeb, “40 yıllık çöpü temizledikten sonra kuyuya suyun dolduğunu görmek çok sevindirici bir andı.
cevrehatti.com
February 26, 2026 at 9:40 AM
#Hindistan’da su kaynakları azalırken, antik basamaklı kuyular yeniden hayat buluyor! #Bansilalpet 40 yıl sonra içme suyuna kavuştu #SonDakika #Kuraklık #SuStresi #SuKuyusu