History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c24.s6.44

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In the Rāmāyaṇa (II.80.1, 11-12) we find a reference to the yantrakas who made provisions for water. When the road from Ayodhyā to Śṛṅgaverapura was being constructed, they dug wells and tanks where there was scarcity of water. At places they built small dikes which later gained the shape of tanks. A very interesting confirmation of it is available from the excavations at Sringaverapur (near Allahabad) where a tank has been exposed.