History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.7
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.7
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Feeder channels were dug from rivers to feed tanks which in turn were used as the main source of supply to fields by means of branch channels. Such a channel is mentioned in a record of the Pallava Parameśvaravarman who dug a feeder channel from the river Pālār to feed the Paramesvara *taṭāka* which was constructed by him at Kañcipuram (Cingleput district) in the 2nd half of the seventh century A.D. (*SII*. I. p. 154). From the Udayendiram grant of the Cola Parantaka I (920 A.D.) we learn that a feeder channel was constructed to the tank at Vinnamangalam (Ambur, North Arcot district) (*SII*. II. p. 389).