During the peak period of Mughal garden design relying upon hydraulic systems, which challenge increased with prolonged drought conditions?

💡 Explanation

Mineral precipitation escalates because increased evaporation concentrates dissolved salts, therefore reducing flow and damaging nozzles particularly in pietra dura, rather than direct hydrostatic changes which exhibit resilience, due to robust engineering with limited redundancy factors.

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