Question

What is the difference in Shaduf and Dhelki ???

Answer 1

A shadoof or shaduf[1] (an Arabic word, شادوف, šādūf) is an irrigation tool. A less common English translation is swape[2] and it is also called a counterpoise lift,[3] well pole, well sweep. or simply a sweep in the US.[4] It uses a bucket attached to a lever with a fulcrum fixed in the ground. The shadoof was an early tool used by Mesopotamian and Nile River peoples to draw water.[5] It is still used in many areas of Africa and Asia and very common in rural areas of India such as in the Bhojpuri belt of the Ganges plain where it is named "dhenki". They remain common in Hungary's Great Plain, where they are known as "gémeskút" (literally, "heron wells") and are considered a symbol of the region.[6] It was also known by the Ancient Greek name kēlōn (κήλων) or kēlōneion (κηλώνειον)