History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s2.t8.1

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Well is a place where water comes from underground. Almost in all possible nook and corner of every village in India one finds the use of a well for irrigation and drinking purposes. Well irrigation no doubt extends the distribution network but slowly. However, it was common in those days, as it is today, to have a well dug in the midst of fields. Well water was utilised in the areas where the tank or canal irrigation was impossible or totally absent.