Aqueduct - an artificial channel for conveying water, typically in the form of a bridge across a valley or other gap.
Aqueduct which has its own history behind it. Rome is renowned for Aqueduct. Ancient Romanian kings constructed this aqueducts to bring water into cities and towns for public baths, toilets, private household usage, mining operations, farming, mills. Roman Aqueducts were considered as an architectural miracles as romans used their excellent engineering skills to build this.
Similar way, Mathur Aqueduct was constructed in Villukuri, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. This 3km stretch long aqueduct quenches the thirst of the famers for their irrigation purposes. It was constructed in the year 1966 across the river Pahrali during the chief ministerial tenure of Mr. K. Kamaraj. During that period, it was considered as a drought relief measure for people in Kanyakumari. Pahrali was a small river originated in Western Ghats from which Pattanamkal canal was divided and from which this Mathur Aqueduct was further divided for irrigation. Below this 115ft tall Aqueduct, we have roadways to connect towns. Wow another architectural marvel right? More about that in this video
Similar way, Mathur Aqueduct was constructed in Villukuri, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. This 3km stretch long aqueduct quenches the thirst of the famers for their irrigation purposes. It was constructed in the year 1966 across the river Pahrali during the chief ministerial tenure of Mr. K. Kamaraj. During that period, it was considered as a drought relief measure for people in Kanyakumari. Pahrali was a small river originated in Western Ghats from which Pattanamkal canal was divided and from which this Mathur Aqueduct was further divided for irrigation. Below this 115ft tall Aqueduct, we have roadways to connect towns. Wow another architectural marvel right? More about that in this video
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