History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.8
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t4.8
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Among the many feeder channels dug in the extreme South India, the Uyyakoṇḍān Channel dug by Rājarāja Cola I (c. 985-1013 A.D.) is an important native irrigation work which is still serving the district of Tiruchirappalli. This channel branches off from the Kaveri near the Veṭṭuvāyttalai Railway station, supplies water to a good portion of the district and eventually falls into a large tank in the village Valavandān-koṭṭai, about 10 miles to the North-East of Tiruchirappalli. Robert Sewell remarks “there is no doubt that the channel is a very old work” (*ANRIE*, No. 72, 1890; *SII*.IV, No.396,p. 120; Sewell, I, p. 269).