History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s6.41

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It was mostly in South India that huge tanks of great engineering skill were constructed. The Pallavas carried out a lavish programme of irrigational work throughout their kingdom. The technical skill attained in the construction of tanks at that time is clear from the fact that even now they serve the purpose for which they were made. The Tenneri tank near Kanchipuram, the Mahendrataṭāka in Mahendravadi in North Arcot, the Parameśvaraṭāka, the Vīrameghataṭāka in Uttaramerur, the Kaveripakkam tank and the tank at Mamandur are associated with Pallava kings: some of them are mentioned in the ancient epigraphs (ANRASI, 1903-4, pp. 203 - 4; IC, XII, p. 74; Gopal, 1989, pp. 283-286).