With reference to Araghatta or Persian wheels, consider the followingstatements.
1. It was a water lifting device used to irrigate small fields.
2. Babur Nama mentions the existence and use of Araghatta.
3. There is evidence of the use of Araghatta in Kolar, Karnataka.
Explanation:
Statement 1: It's a simple water lifting device, where a number of small pots are attached to a long chain. It is believed that the technology originated in Egypt and as world shrunk through extensive trading, it spread to India and China.
Statement 2: One of the earliest mentions of the Persian Wheel occurs in the Babur's memoirs, the Babur Nama (1526-30).
Statement 3: However, despite that evidence, several factors have also contributed to the disappearance of the Persian Wheel from Kolar town.
This is because the biggest drawback of Persian wheels was its inability to draw water when the level is low.