Kos Minar

[TheRoadographer]

 

Have you noticed such Kos (unit of distance eg km, mile) Minars on Indian Highways 🤔

This ASI protected Monument was non existent on Gmaps, did put it on map on the same day & Google was prompt to approve my this addition in few mins 😎 https://maps.app.goo.gl/BTRfYSjs3XsrFPxq7

Such towers used to spread a specific coloured smoke for a specific signal to the next similar towers spread across Sher Shah Suri Marg (these towers used to exist after every 5-7 KMs from Lahore to Kolkata). Eg, a thick black somke used to signify movement of enemy, a red smoke used to indicate movement of some VIPs and so on.

Such communications system was a marvelous one in those era 🤗

(Location : NH1, near Neelkanth, Karnal, HR, India)

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[Tushar_Suradkar]

Duh, 😲  I passed by these wonderful innovations of the olden days last month thinking these were merely chimneys of brick kilns nearby.

With Regards,

[sweetnovember99]

Hi @TheRoadographer ,  thanks for your post. 

Love from Bangladesh.