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From the above brief account it may be concluded that because of the foresightedness of the rulers in ancient India, the problems like the seasonal drought and consequent famine were checked and brought under manageable control. The solution to the above problems was found in the creation of adequate irrigation facilities and thereby bringing under the plough newly created areas and increasing the land revenue to the State exchequer. It is thus no wonder that the present irrigation system is the result of the work of orthodox ancient Indian rulers who gave their experience and expertise in no small measure in the form of large and more expensive irrigation projects in the entire length and breadth of India.