History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t6.3
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t6.3
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Kulai and *ārrukkulai* are the terms in Tamil used to denote the tank bund and river embankments respectively (ANRIE No. 292, 1908; *SII*.V.p. 603). The inscriptional evidence in Tamil clearly shows that the embankments of tanks were allowed to be raised within their limits to hold the maximum quantity of water. The Tiruvālaṅgadu plates of the Cola Rajendra I, for instance, the following specification: “the embankments of the tanks of this village shall be permitted to be raised within their (own) limits (to any suitable height) so as to hold the utmost quantity of water that may be let into those tanks” (*SII*. III, NO. 205. 11. 426 ff.; also ANRIE, No. 103, 1921).