Collapse
Though the Badi Baoli had small portions of collapse even during the architectural documentation carried out in 2011, it was the most structurally well preserved of all the step-wells found with the complex. By 2013, the masonry below the arcade, had caved-in and the structure required urgent repairs and under-pinning. However soon after the MoU to commence conservation works was signed in January 2013 between the Department of Archaeology & Museums and the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, vested interests approached the Wakf Tribunal and works were put on hold as a result of the Tribunal’s orders.

The western façade of the baoli could not withstand the heavy rainfall experienced in Hyderabad in 2013 and in two successive storms, the entire western façade caved in. Following the complete collapse, the Wakf Tribunal permitted the Department of Archaeology & Museums to commence conservation works.

Structural assessment of the baoli was carried out by Stand Engineers, a UK based firm familiar with historic structures-before restoration.

Aga Khan Trust for Culture

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  • Baoli through the ages In Qutb Shahi Heritage Park: Conservation and Landscape Restoration. Aga Khan Trust for Culture, 2016.