This article describes the efforts of Tipu Sultan to conserve water by building ponds on the top of hills, a traditional water conservation technique, which stands the risk of extinction today and needs to be revived. History records Tipu Sultan as one of the finest generals in South India. Yet it is a little known fact that the well-being of his soldiers was of prime importance to Tipu. His focused efforts to conserve water at the top of the 50 foot tall hill of Bellary bear testimony to the measures that he took to ensure that his soldiers and the royal family were not effected by shortage of water.Read More
