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Vanishing Waters: The Forgotten Aqueduct Of Panighat, a colonial-era marvel that once supplied fresh water to ships
Aqueducts, designed to transport water across valleys and gaps, have historically played a crucial role in alleviating water shortages, especially in drought-stricken regions. The Panighat Aqueduct, constructed with red bricks and lime mortar, was essential to the area's water supply system. Built by the British, it efficiently channeled water from the foothills of the then Mount Manipur to the Panighat Jetty using a gravity-fed system, requiring no external power.
