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The Birkha Bawari is a stepwell located in Jodhpur, India.[1] The structure is to designed to conserve water for use by the city of Jodhpur, and is built in the style traditional Indian stepwells. It was designed by Indian architect Anu Mridul and was paid for by the Essgee Group, a real estate firm based in Jodhpur.[1] Design historyStepwells were constructed to capture and hold rainwater for agricultural and domestic use. The water reserves stored by stepwells aided in conserving water during long periods of drought.[2][3] Throughout its history, the city of Jodhpur was supplied with water from over 50 stepwells.[4] However, the introduction of low cost pumps and pipes rendered stepwells obsolete, and none were built after the 19th century.[5] The Brikha Bawari was designed in the style of older stepwells. The stepwell was designed at the behest of the Essgee Group, a Jodhpur-based real estate firm, which envisioned a modern stepwell as a source of water for a new housing development it was constructing. The firm contracted Anu Mridul to design the modern stepwell. Construction on the building was finished in 2009, after which the stepwell began to be used as a water reservoir.[6] Mridul was awarded the All India Stone Architecture Award in 2009 for his design.[7][1] The stepwell is built of red sandstone, and is capable of holding 17.5 million liters of rainwater.[4][1] The stepwell currently provides water for the Umaid Heritage Housing Township, a housing development built by the Essgee Group.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite web|url=http://www.amridul-architect.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=28&Itemid=247|title=Birkha Bawari|last=User|first=Super|website=www.amridul-architect.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-11}} {{coord missing|Rajasthan}}2. ^Davies, Philip (1989). The Penguin guide to the monuments of India. London: Viking. {{ISBN|0-14-008425-8}}. 3. ^Takezawa, Suichi. "Stepwells -Cosmology of Subterranean Architecture as seen in Adalaj" (pdf). The Diverse Architectural World of The Indian Sub-Continent. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 4. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://jatinchhabra.com/birkha-bawri-a-21st-century-active-india-stepwell/|title=Birkha Bawri - A 21st century active India Stepwell - By Jatin Chhabra|website=jatinchhabra.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-11}} 5. ^Jutta Jain-Neubauer (1981). [https://books.google.com/books?id=61fSwBF4bbYC The Stepwells of Gujarat: In Art-historical Perspective]. Abhinav Publications. pp. 19–24. {{ISBN|978-0-391-02284-3}}. 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://cseindia.org/content/rainwater-harvesting-system-umaid-heritage-housing-complex|title=Rainwater Harvesting System at Umaid Heritage Housing Complex|website=Centre for Science and Environment|language=en|access-date=2018-02-11}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/regional/birkha-bawari-architect-mridul-bags-national-award/|title=Birkha Bawari architect Mridul bags national award|date=2009-12-18|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-11|language=en-US}} 2 : Stepwells in Rajasthan|Buildings and structures in Jodhpur |
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