Shamsi Talab undergoes restoration ASI encourages residents in Mehrauli to preserve the 700-year-old pond Published - December 01, 2013 11:56 am IST - NEW DELHI: ...

Located in the historic neighbourhood of Mehrauli, is the Hauz-i-Shamsi, a reservoir dating back to 1230, common era. It was built by the third sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, Shamsuddin Iltutmish ...

Mehrauli residents feel the Shamsi Talab at the Hauz-i-Shamsi is losing its heritage value because people throw garbage and direct sewage water into the reservoir. Some residents have written to ...

Hauz-i-Shamshi, popular locally as Shamsi Talab, earlier spread over 100 hectares. Over the years, not only has the lake shrunk, but its catchment area too has seen construction.

Nanak Chand, a Mehrauli resident, looks intently at the setting sun over the Shamsi Talab. The lake is full of hyacinth and the water is contaminated with sewerage, Chand, who visits the place ...

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NEW DELHI: Three ancient sites — Hauz-e-Shamsi, Jahaz Mahal, and the tomb of Adham Khan — in Mehrauli, the oldest city of Delhi, will soon be spruced up for nig ...

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has revived three water bodies — Rajon ki Baoli, Gandhak ki Baoli, and Hauz-i-Shamsi or Shamsi talab — inside the Qutub premises. All these baolis ...

Samshi Talab in Mehrauli including A-3 Lake view apartment, Gali number 1 band of Raj Nagar 2 in Dwarka and house number 15 to 101 in Dayanand Vihar are the areas which are included in the list on ...

NEW DELHI:The Delhi Development Authority DDA today clarified that it had informed the jhuggi dwellers at Shamsi Talab in Mehruali before taking demolition action at the jhuggi cluster ...