{"id":88321,"date":"2026-02-17T17:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=88321"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:45:58","slug":"suranga-bawadi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/suranga-bawadi\/","title":{"rendered":"Suranga Bawadi, Details, Inclusion, World Monuments Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suranga Bawadi is a historic stepwell located in Karnataka. It was built during the medieval period and is known for its unique underground structure. The Bawadi was mainly <\/span><b>used for water storage and supply.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It reflects the advanced water management system and architectural skills of that time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Suranga Bawadi Details<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suranga Bawadi is a historic underground stepwell located in <\/span><b>Vijayapura (Bijapur), Karnataka.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was constructed in the <\/span><b>16th century by Adil Shah I of the Adil Shahi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dynasty. The structure was built as part of the ancient <\/span><b>Karez system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which carried water through underground tunnels to supply water to the city.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suranga Bawadi has been included in the <\/span><b>World Monuments Watch List 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the category <\/span><b>\u201cAncient Water System of the Deccan Plateau\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the World Monuments Fund. This recognition highlights its historical and architectural importance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Significance of Inclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This recognition is important because it will help the monument receive <\/span><b>financial support for its repair and conservation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the coming years.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Monuments Fund will also work with government authorities and other agencies to restore the structure and spread awareness among people about its historical and cultural value.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>World Monuments Watch (WMW)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> World Monuments Watch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a global programme that identifies cultural heritage sites which are in <\/span><b>danger and need protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It was started in <\/span><b>1995<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the World Monuments Fund. The programme selects such <\/span><b>sites every two years (biennial basis)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its main aim is to highlight historically important places that are at risk and to provide them with financial and technical support for conservation. It also focuses on involving local communities, promoting social inclusion and strengthening skills in heritage conservation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone, including individuals, community groups, NGOs, government bodies or educational institutions, can nominate a site for the Watch list.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The historic buildings located along the<\/span><b> Musi River in Hyderabad and the traditional water structures of Bhuj have been included in the 2025 World Monuments Watch list.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This inclusion shows that these heritage sites are under threat due to environmental problems and rapid urban development.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>World Monuments Fund (WMF)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/world-monuments-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>World Monuments Fund<\/strong><\/a> (WMF) is a <\/span><b>private, non-profit international organisation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> founded in <\/span><b>1965 and headquartered in New York, USA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It works to protect and preserve historic buildings and cultural heritage sites around the world through research, advocacy, funding support, training and conservation projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Karez System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Karez system is an <\/span><b>old method of collecting and supplying water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this system, underground water is brought to the surface through a network of tunnels. It works without using any machines or pumps. Water flows naturally with the help of gravity from higher ground to lower areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This technique first developed in <\/span><b>ancient Persia (present-day Iran)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and later spread to many other regions during the medieval period. Today, Karez systems are found in around 38 countries, mainly in the Middle East.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suranga Bawadi in Vijayapura, Karnataka is a 16th century stepwell built by Adil Shah I, listed in 2020 World Monuments Watch for its historic water system and conservation value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":88343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[5126,5127,5500],"class_list":{"0":"post-88321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-general-studies","8":"tag-history","9":"tag-history-notes","10":"tag-suranga-bawad","11":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88321"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88385,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88321\/revisions\/88385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}