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UPPSC 2011 GS-1 Ancient Indian History
Question

Who among the following was the first to take initiative for water resource management in the Girnar region ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Chandragupta Maurya

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chandragupta Maurya”.
Chandragupta Maurya was the first ruler to take the initiative for water resource management in the Girnar region by instructing his brother-in-law and Viceroy, Pushyagupta, to build the Sudarsana Lake.

The Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman I, a Western Satraps ruler, states that Pushyagupta was in charge of building a dam on the Sudarshana Lake near Girnar in Kathiawar, shortly after 150 CE.

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