What are the hydraulic structures ? Give 3 examples from ancient India?
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Archaeological and historical records show that from ancient times we have been constructing sophisticated hydraulic structures like dams built of stone rubble, reservoirs or lakes, embankment and canals for irrigation.
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Archaeological and historical records show that from ancient times India has been constructing sophisticated hydraulic structures like dams, reservoirs, embankments and canals for irrigation
i. In the first century BC, Allahabad had sophisticated water harvesting system channelling the flood waters of the river Ganga.
ii. During the time of Chandragupta Maurya, dams, lakes and irrigation systems were extensively built.
iii. Sophisticated irrigation works has been found in Kalinga in Odisha, Nagarjuna konda in Andhra Pradesh, Bennur in Karnataka and Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
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