# List of Water Heritage Sites in India

The Ministry of Jal Shakti of the Government of India has declared 75 sites in India as the Water Heritage Sites. These sites are more than hundred years old and of historical importance.

## History

On occasion of 75 years of the Independence of India, the Ministry of Jal Shakti constituted a committee to identify the heritage water sites. Total 421 nominations were received from the states, union territories, central government agencies and people. Total 75 sites were selected and presented on its website on 5 January 2023 during the 1st All India State Ministers Conference on Water at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

## List of Water Heritage Sites in India

| Sr No | Heritage Name | State | District | Type | Year |
| 1 | Panighat Aqueduct | Andaman and Nicobar | South Andamans | Dam | Built during British period |
| 2 | K. C. Canal Aqueduct across Handri River | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool | Others | 19th century |
| 3 | Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage (Dowleshwaram Anicut) | Andhra Pradesh | East Godavari | Dam | 1852 |
| 4 | Porumamilla Tank (Anantharaja Sagaram) | Andhra Pradesh | Kadapa | Tank | 1369 |
| 5 | Cumbum Tank | Andhra Pradesh | Prakasam | Tank | 1522-1524 |
| 6 | Bor Pukhuri or Sivasagar Tank | Assam | Sivasagar | Tank | 1734 |
| 7 | Jaysagar Pukhuri | Assam | Sivasagar | Tank | 1697 |
| 8 | Gaurisagar Pukhuri | Assam | Sivasagar | Tank | 1714-1744 |
| 9 | Lakshimpur Pukhuri | Assam | Darrang | Tank | 17th Century |
| 10 | Sher Shah Suri Pond | Bihar | Rohtas | Artificial lake | 1538 |
| 11 | Agam Kuan (Dugwell) | Bihar | Patna | Well | 273 BC |
| 12 | Sita Bari (Dug Well) | Chhattisgarh | Gariaband | Well | 2nd century BC |
| 13 | Agrasen Ki Baoli | Delhi | New Delhi | Stepwell | 14th Century |
| 14 | Sudarshan Talav | Gujarat | Junagadh | Artificial lake | circa 150 |
| 15 | Rani ki Vav | Gujarat | Patan | Stepwell | 11th-century |
| 16 | Lothal Docks | Gujarat | Ahmadabad | Others | circa 2000 BC |
| 17 | Hamirsar Lake | Gujarat | Kutch | Artificial lake | Between 1548 and 1585 |
| 18 | Ahmedabad System of Lakes | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Artificial lake | 1451 |
| 19 | Bhagsu Nag Temple Waterbody | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra | Tank | circa 1850 |
| 20 | Surajkund | Haryana | Faridabad | Stepwell | 10th century |
| 21 | Western Yamuna Canal | Haryana | Yamunanagar | Others | 1335, 1640, 1817 |
| 22 | Solah Rahi | Haryana | Rewari | Tank | 1650 |
| 23 | Topchanchi Lake | Jharkhand | Dhanbad | Artificial lake | 1915-1924 |
| 24 | Ancient Temple Laduv / Ladhoo (Sanyasar Nag) | Jammu and Kashmir | Pulwama | Others | 8th century |
| 25 | Stepwell At Durga Temple Complex Aihole | Karnataka | Bagalkot | Stepwell | 6th–12th century |
| 26 | The Cascading Tank Ecosystem Of Karnataka: Cholanakunte / Suddakunte | Karnataka | Kolar | Tank | 1150 |
| 27 | New Madaga Tank | Karnataka | Chikkamagaluru | Tank | 500 years old, built during Vijayanagara dynasty |
| 28 | Vijayanagar Canal System | Karnataka | Ballari | Dam | 1600 |
| 29 | First Piped Water Supply System For Bengaluru Hesaraghatta Lake, Syphon, Brick Aqueduct And Pumping Stations | Karnataka | Bengaluru Urban | Tank | 1894 |
| 30 | Kerala Waterways | Kerala | Ernakulam | Others | 19th century onwards |
| 31 | Peralassery Subramania Temple | Kerala | Kannur | Stepwell | |
| 32 | Karzu Zing (Pond) | Ladakh | Leh | Artificial lake | 1909 |
| 33 | Raigad Fort | Maharashtra | Raigad | Tank | 1030 and additions in 17th Century |
| 34 | Dhamapur Lake | Maharashtra | Sindhudurg | Artificial lake | 1530 |
| 35 | Baramotichi Vihir | Maharashtra | Satara | Stepwell | 1646 |
| 36 | Nehers Of Aurangabad - Neher-e-ambari and Neher-e-panchakki | Maharashtra | Aurangabad | Others | Neher-e-Ambari - 1612, Neher-e-Panchakki - 1695 |
| 37 | Bamboo Drip Irrigation | Meghalaya | West Jaintia Hills | Water system | Not Available (a century old) |
| 38 | Kangla Moats | Manipur | Imphal West | Others | 1652-1666 |
| 39 | Tank System of Bundelkhand | Madhya Pradesh | Chhattarpur, Mahoba, Panna | Tank | Since early medieval period |
| 40 | Mandu (Malwa Plateau) System Of Water Collection in over 1200 tanks supporting the city | Madhya Pradesh | Dhar | Tank | 15th century |
| 41 | Khooni Bhandara | Madhya Pradesh | Burhanpur | Tank | 1615 |
| 42 | Chandeva Ki Bawadi | Madhya Pradesh | Datia | Stepwell | 1618 |
| 43 | Mahal Gulara | Madhya Pradesh | Burhanpur | Dam | 1627-1658 |
| 44 | Upper Lake | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Artificial lake | 1005–1055 |
| 45 | Saptui Water Point | Mizoram | Lunglei | Water system | 1903 |
| 46 | Rushikulya Irrigation System Including Russelkonda Reservoir, Sorada Reservoir, Janivilli Anicut & Madhabarida Anicut (Ghumusar Anicut) | Odisha | Ganjam | Water system | R.R: 1894, S.R: 1896, J.A: 1891 and M.A: 1891 |
| 47 | Baitarani Irrigation Project | Odisha | Jajpur / Bhadrak | Water system | From 1871 to 1878 |
| 48 | Aam Khas Bagh (Daulat Khana-i-khas) | Punjab | Fatehgarh Sahib | Water system | 1634 |
| 49 | Bahour Irrgigation Tank | Pondicherry | Puducherry | Tank | 10th Century |
| 50 | Ajmer Lake/ Ana Sagar Lake | Rajasthan | Ajmer | Artificial lake | 1135-1150 |
| 51 | Rajsamand Lake and Dam | Rajasthan | Rajsamand | Artificial lake | 1676 |
| 52 | Udaipur Lake System | Rajasthan | Udaipur | Artificial lake | 1382-1887 |
| 53 | Toorji Ki Bawari | Rajasthan | Jodhpur | Stepwell | 1740 |
| 54 | Chand Baori | Rajasthan | Dausa | Stepwell | 9th century |
| 55 | Gadisar Lake System | Rajasthan | Jaisalmer | Artificial lake | 1367 |
| 56 | Kaylana Lake and Takhat Sagar Lake | Rajasthan | Jodhpur | Artificial lake | 1872 |
| 57 | Lower Anicut | Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur | Dam | 1827-1836 |
| 58 | Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam | Tamil Nadu | Madurai | Tank | 1635 |
| 59 | Buckingham Canal (Kommamur Canal) | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Others | 1806/1837/1877-78 |
| 60 | Grand Anicut on the Kaveri | Tamil Nadu | Thanjavur | Dam | 100 BC-100 (2000 years old) |
| 61 | Noyyal River System Tanks | Tamil Nadu | Coimbatore | Tank | Unknown |
| 62 | Veeranam Tank | Tamil Nadu | Cuddalore | Tank | 9th century |
| 63 | Kalingarayan Anicut | Tamil Nadu | Erode | Dam | 740 years old |
| 64 | Kamalasagar Dighi with Temple | Tripura | Sipahijala | Artificial lake | 14th century |
| 65 | Hussain Sagar Lake (Tank Bund) | Telangana | Hyderabad | Artificial lake | 1563 |
| 66 | Sadarmatt Anicut | Telangana | Nirmal | Water system | 1891-92 |
| 67 | Golconda Fort Water systems | Telangana | Hyderabad | Tank | 11th century onwards |
| 68 | Kakatiya Interconnected Tank System | Telangana | Hyderabad | Tank | |
| 69 | Solani Aqueduct | Uttarakhand | Haridwar | Others | 1846-1856 |
| 70 | Naula or Covered Spring Attached To Temple | Uttarakhand | Pithoragarh | Water system | circa 10th century |
| 71 | Shukla Talab | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur Dehat | Artificial lake | 1578 |
| 72 | Barua Sagar | Uttar Pradesh | Jhansi | Artificial lake | 1694 |
| 73 | Nadrai Pul | Uttar Pradesh | Kasganj | Others | 1889 |
| 74 | Sringaverapura | Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj | Tank | 1st century BCE |
| 75 | Midnapore Anicut | West Bengal | Paschim Medinipur | Dam | 1871 |