social map on Cholas Agriculture and Irrigation
- Created by: Thanishkaa Sathish Kumar
- Created on: 06-07-20 11:28
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- Many of the achievements of Cholas were made possible through new developments in agriculture.
- Cholas Agriculture and Irrigation.
- Water from the river Kaveri also provides the necessary moisture for agriculture, particularly the cultivation of rice
- Agriculture had developed earlier in other parts of Tamil Nadu
- Fifth or sixth century that this area was opened up for large scale cultivation.
- Land had to be levelled in other areas
- Delta Region
- Embankment--s had to be built to prevent flooding
- Canals had to be constructed to carry water to the fields
- A ninth-century sluice- gate in regulated the outflow of the outflow of the water from a tank into the channels that irrigated the fields.
- ninth-century sluice
- A sluice gate is traditionally a wood or metal barrier which is commonly used to control water levels
- flow rates in the rivers and canals
- Variety of methods were used for irrigation. they are:
- Wells
- Dug
- Huge tanks were constructed to collect rainwater
- Irrigation works require planning
- Organising labour and resources
- Most of the new rulers, as well as people living in villages, took an active intrest in these activities
- Maintaining these works and deciding on how water is to be shared
- Cholas Agriculture and Irrigation.
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