Architecture & Engineering
Kallanai (Grand Anicut) dam
c. 2nd c. CEKarikala Chola's engineersKaveri river (Tamil Nadu)Tamil Nadu
101 CE
An ancient stone water-diversion dam, among the oldest such structures still in use.
- Dated
- 101–200 CE
- As scholars put it
- c. 2nd c. CE
- Originator
- Karikala Chola's engineers
- Source text
- Kaveri river (Tamil Nadu)
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Discipline
- Architecture & Engineering
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Comparable to other ancient hydraulic works.
Fair to say
Later repaired/extended, but the ancient core endures.
Path to modern innovation
A living example of ancient water engineering.
Transmission
Still regulates irrigation today.
References
- 1Histories of South Indian irrigation
Further reading
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