Bhopal, July 30 -- A team of experts from the Bhopal-based Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), along with water management specialists, has launched an initiative to conserve and rejuvenate Burhanpur's historic Kundi Bhandara, a 400-year-old underground water management system also known as "Khooni Bhandara."

The system was built by Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana, a notable military leader and statesman at the court of Emperor Akbar, during the Mughal era to supply drinking water from the Satpura range to Burhanpur and nearby army camps.

Initial assessment completed

At the initiative of the Directorate of Archaeology, Archives and Museums, the technical team, led by Rutuja Chavan, assistant professor in the Civil Engineeri...