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Question
Describe the features of water resources of the Vijayanagar empire.
Solution
- The natural basin of Vijayanagar was formed by the river Tungabhadra.
- A number of streams flow down to the river from these rocky outcrops.
- Embankments were built along the streams to create reservoirs.
- Elaborate arrangements were made to store rainwater.
- The most important tank was the Kamalapuram tank.
- One of the most prominent waterworks was the Hiriya canal.
- The canal drew water from a dam across the Tungabhadra.
- Water resources irrigated the cultivated valley that separated the “Sacred Centre” from the “Urban Core”.
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