Hindi (romanized): plini da elder ne yah bhi kaha ki niojit duuri 12 kilometre (7.5 mile) kii thi or iskaa uddeshy castrian or harmein khadi ko jodne ke liye thalsandhi main nahar banane kaa tha.
English: Pliny the Elder adds that the planned distance was 12 kilometres (7.5 mi), and the purpose was to cut a canal through the isthmus to connect the Caystrian and Hermaean bays.