Context
Centre orders restoration of historic 1000-year-old Anang Tal lake in Delhi's Mehrauli.
??Key-Points
- The lake is situated in Mehrauli, Delhi and is claimed to be created by Tomar King, Anangpal II, in 1,060 AD.
- He is known to have established and populated Delhi in the 11th century.
- The millennium old Anang Tal signifies the beginning of Delhi.
- Anang Tal has a strong Rajasthan connection as Maharaja Anangpal is known as nana (maternal grandfather) of Prithviraj Chauhan whose fort Rai Pithora is on the list of the ASI.
About Anang Tal
- The mini lake Anang Tal (Mehrauli, New Delhi) was created in 1052 A.D by the founder king of Delhi Maharaja Anang Pal Tomar.
- Anang Tal has a strong Rajasthan connection as Maharaja Anang Pal is known as nana (maternal grandfather) of Prithviraj Chauhan whose fort Rai Pithora is on the list of ASI.
Baolis of Mehrauli
- These are three water wells approached through single stage or three stage steps known as stepwells located in Mehrauli in Delhi, India, in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.
- These are the Anangtal Baoli, the Gandhak Ki Baoli, and the Rajon Ki Baoli.
- These were built below the ground level as ground water edifices and were built as near shrines in medieval times.
- Anangtal Baoli is in a forest 100 meters (330 ft) west of the Yogmaya Mandir, behind a neighborhood and outside of the Archaeological Park complex.
- While the baoli built by Emperor Aurangzeb near Zafar Mahal was illegally occupied and destroyed by locals to make residential houses.
