Can you imagine that about four hundred years ago there was more awareness in Ranchi about saving water than this? If you don't believe then let's go to the Madan Mohan temple built in Bodeya of Kanke block of Ranchi.
The Madan Mohan temple, built in 1665, was built by a Brahmin Lakshmi Narayan Tiwari during the reign of Nagvanshis. In 1665, Aurangzeb was ruling in Delhi. Whereas; In this area of Bodeya, Ranchi of Chhotanagpur, of Nagvanshis. Temple priest Ramjeevan Tiwari says that even today this water harvesting formula is working brilliantly in the temple.
The special thing about this is that even before the construction of this temple, planning was done regarding water harvesting here. This 400-year-old model of water harvesting still looks heavy on the new one. There must have been a shortage of water in the summer at that time as well. Therefore, the roof of the temple was made in such a way that the rainwater was dropped from one corner in the form of a tank below so that every drop of rain could be saved.
The witness of this is the historical well built in the temple premises, whose water has not dried up to date even in the scorching heat. Veena Tiwari, a descendant of the architect of the temple, Laxmi Narayan Tiwari, tells that today this area has changed from Sudama city to Dwarka city by the grace of Lord Madan Mohan. He told that despite the scorching heat, the water level never falls below this temple. Veena Devi tells that the source of water in every house, well or boring, has never failed in this area.
