History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s6.28

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Suyya, a minister under King Avantivarman of Kashmir, accomplished a remarkable work of engineering skill. He dammed the river Vitasta (Jhelum). He built stone embankments for seven yojanas and temporary stone dams at all threatened points and succeeded in shifting the junction of the river with the Sindhu to its existing position (Rāj, V. 84-121).