History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.4
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.4
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The high level channels *meṭṭu-vāykkāl* or *mugaṭṭu-kāl* (*SII*. II. p. 435) were expressly dug to conduct water from the tanks to water the fields. The drinking water channels cut from the rivers and tanks were specifically known as *sennir-poduvinai* and for digging such channels there was a provision of free labour known as *sennir-veṭṭi* or *sennīr-amañji* (*EI*, XVIII, p. 124; XV, p. 72).