Who among the following rulers from Kashmir is credited with having taken major steps to prevent the flood waters of Mahapadma Lake from damaging crops ?

Avantivarman (855–883 CE), the founder of the Utpala dynasty of Kashmir, is credited with significant irrigation and flood control projects. His reign is particularly famous for the engineering achievements of his minister, Suya (or Surya).

• Suya devised a plan to prevent the devastating floods of the Vitasta (Jhelum) river by dredging its bed and regulating its course.
• He successfully drained the waters of the Mahapadma Lake (the ancient name for Wular Lake) and cleared the silt that caused the river to overflow.
• This massive reclamation project turned marshes into fertile land, significantly increasing agricultural output and causing the price of rice to drop drastically in the valley.

While Lalitaditya Muktapida was a powerful conqueror of the Karkota dynasty, the specific systematic drainage and flood prevention of Mahapadma Lake are historically attributed to the era of Avantivarman as recorded in Kalhana's Rajatarangini.