Q. What is ‘Baoli’, which was seen in the news recently?
Answer: Water Structure
Notes: Baolis are ancient water structures resembling step-wells used for water consumptions, used as resting places among others. The system of step-wells collapsed after decentralisation and agriculture intensification. Union Minister for Culture G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the Photo exhibition on the Baolis of Delhi “Absent Appearance- A Shifting score of water bodies” on the occasion of World Heritage Day in New Delhi.
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