A History of Agriculture in India v2.c65.s3.1

v2.c65.s3.1

This tank was built about A.D. 1367, during the reign of Bukka I. An inscription dated A.D. 1369 on two stone slabs in a temple nearby states that the work of construction of the reservoir took two years, that one thousand labourers were employed, and a hundred carts were engaged in carrying stones to the site. This tank is situated about 3.2 km to the east of the village Porumamilla in Cuddapah District, in Andhra Pradesh. Its water-spread is about 41.4 km². It is a natural site for a reservoir. The earth dam that was constructed to form the reservoir is about 1,372 m in length. Its total length inclusive of the hills is 267 m. It is 45.7 m wide at the base, 3.7 m at the top, and is 10.0 m in height. It has two sources of supply, viz. the River Maldevi, and the other an artificial channel constructed recently. It was provided with four sluices, and the front slope was revetted with Cuddapah stone slabs.