History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s1.5

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The method of collecting water from rivers and catchment areas in the hilly tract and carrying it through canals (*kulyā*) to distant areas was known to them. Moreover, they sought to supplement the rainfall and canal waters by digging wells (*avaṭa*). Water-lifting devices such as *aśma-cakra* and *ghaṭa-yantra* were made use of for lifting water from deep and large wells.