History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.5
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.5
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Branch channels from the main canals and tanks were variously named as *kuraṅgāru*, *kāl* and *kilai-kāl* (SII, II. p.352, III, p.106 & 154; *EI*, V. p.49). Similarly, the field channels flowing towards the fields in a village were either called *kai-yāru* or *ahai-vāykkāl*. Small irrigation channels issuing from the reservoir was known as *kaṇṇāru*. The famous Vairamegha *taṭāka* constructed by the Pallava Dantivarman (c. 795-845 A.D.) had three branch channels and as many as twenty five such *kaṇṇārus* taking water from this tank and watering the fields in and around Uttiramerūr (Chingleput district). This is attested by a number of Pallava and Cola records.