Stepwell
Rainwater and natural stormwater channels from Delhi ridge are stored in the ground and it is directly accessible to people by a flight of stairs. The narrow staircase is divided into three parts, which runs along the inner three walls of rectangular baoli.
- Project Name: Delhi Sultanate Waterworks, Ancient network of water harvesting structures, Delhi, India
- Climate: Overlap of humid subtropical and semi-arid
- Year: 1206 A.D. – 1526 A.D.
- Water type: Drinkable rainwater
- Landscape type: Ridge landscape
- Altitude: 220-230 m.a.s.l
- Soil condition: Alluvium, Quartzitic ridge
- Material: Delhi quartzite stone
- Period: Fixed
- Form: Surface
- Use or function: Water harvesting