The Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman (dated 150 CE) provides details about the construction and repair of the Sudarshana lake. It explicitly mentions that the lake was originally constructed by Pushyagupta, the provincial governor of Chandragupta Maurya.
W ho among the following was the first to take initiative for water resource management in the Girnar region ?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2011 · Topic: Maurya Empire (Mauryan Central and Provincial Administration)
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