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Ceylon restores its ancient irrigation works
Extensive irrigation developments constructed centuries ago have been discovered and are now being restored; history of irrigation since fourth century B.C.; data on outlet works, gates of which were elephant powered; most impressive is 1600-yr old Elahera Canal, continuous waterway 85 mi long; culverts which permitted irrigation water to be distributed to fields were built of cut rock.
Ceylon restores its ancient irrigation works
Extensive irrigation developments constructed centuries ago have been discovered and are now being restored; history of irrigation since fourth century B.C.; data on outlet works, gates of which were elephant powered; most impressive is 1600-yr old Elahera Canal, continuous waterway 85 mi long; culverts which permitted irrigation water to be distributed to fields were built of cut rock.
Ceylon restores its ancient irrigation works
Civ Eng (NY)
von der Lippe, P. (author)
Civil Engineering ; 21
1951
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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