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Kalingarayan Canal
Mamannar Kalingarayan Canal is a long irrigation canal in the Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed by Chieftain Mamannar Kalingarayan Gounder and completed in 1283. The canal's source is the Kalingarayan Anicut dam near Bhavani, Erode. The canal irrigates approximately of agricultural land. Project, including the canal and the Kalingarayan Anicut dam started in 1271 and was completed in 1283, taking over 12 years. The dam was constructed by Kalingarayan king. Course and architecture The canal connects Bhavani and Noyyal rivers, two major tributaries of the Kaveri. It is one of the oldest river linking projects in India. The Canal starts at Kalingarayan Anicut on Bhavani river and joins Noyyal river near Kodumudi. The canal is long and was designed to reduce the water current, to avoid damage to the canal banks and to increase the ground water table. The canal crosses three other canals via aqueducts. *Sunnambu Canal near Suriyampalayam *Pichaikaranpall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalingarayan Anicut
Kalingarayan Anicut is a barrage on the Bhavani river in Erode district, Tamil Nadu. It is located before Kooduthurai where Bhavani meets with Kaveri in Bhavani, Erode. History and design The dam was constructed by Kongu chieftain Kalingarayan Gounder. It is one of the ancient River linking projects in Tamil Nadu and was undertaken to establish a link between Bhavani and Noyyal rivers. The project including construction of the dam and canal started in 1271 and was completed in 1283. This irrigation project involved the construction of a barrage to divert the water to Kalingarayan Canal. The dam and the canal irrigates approximately of agricultural land. In 2016, Government of Tamil Nadu undertook development works to strengthen the dam's embankments by concrete plugging. Tourism In 2017, Government of Tamil Nadu planned to convert the dam into a tourist attraction. In 2017, a children's park along with a memorial hall and statue of Kalingarayan was inaugurated by then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavani River
Bhavani is an Indian river which flows through Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India. It originates from the Western Ghats of Kerala and is one among the 3 rivers of Kerala which flows in eastward direction. Hydrography Bhavani river originates from Nilgiri hills of the Western Ghats, enters the Silent Valley National Park in Kerala and flows back towards Tamil Nadu. The Bhavani is a long perennial river fed mostly by the southwest monsoon and supplemented by the northeast monsoon. Its watershed drains an area of spread over Tamil Nadu (87%), Kerala (9%) and Karnataka (4%). The main river courses majorly through Coimbatore district and Erode district in Tamil Nadu. About 90 per cent of the river's water is used for agriculture irrigation. The river joins the Cauvery at the Kooduthurai holy site near Bhavani. Tributaries Twelve major rivulets including West and East Varagar rivers join Bhavani draining the southern Nilgiri slopes. At Mukkali, Bhavani takes an abru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Tamil Nadu
Government of Tamil Nadu is the subnational government for the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is seated at Fort St George, Chennai. The legislature of Tamil Nadu was bicameral until 1986, when it was replaced by a unicameral legislature, like most other states in India. Structure The Governor is the constitutional head of state while the Chief Minister heads the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court is the ''head of the judiciary''. Officials M. K. Stalin is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Munishwar Nath Bhandari is the acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court. The Chief Secretary is V. Irai Anbu, IAS. Administrative divisions The state of Tamil Nadu has a population of 72,138,959 as per the 2011 Census and covers an area of 130,058 km2. The major administrative units of the state constitute 38 districts, 76 revenue divisions, 220 taluks, 21 municipal corporations, 150 municipalities, 385 panchayat unions (blocks), 561 town pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erode Municipal Corporation
Erode Corporation is a civic administrative body that governs the City of Erode, India. The Corporation consists of a legislative body, headed by the City Mayor and an executive body headed by the Corporation Commissioner. The Corporation's headquarters is in the Municipal Corporation Building, Erode, near Panneer selvam Park. History Erode Municipal Council came into existence in the year of 1871, covering a mere area of around 8.4 km2. In 1917, Periyar E. V. Ramasamy the then Municipal Chairman of Erode has proposed the expansion of town limits by merging the adjoining local bodies such as Veerappan Chatram, Vairapalayam and Periyasemur. But however things were kept only on paper and in 1980 it was upgraded as Special Grade Municipality with the same area of just 8.4 km2. In 2007, the State Government announced the upgradation of Erode Municipality as a Municipal Corporation. Erode Municipal Corporation started functioning from 2008, administering the same civic limi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perumpallam Canal
Perumpallam Canal is an irrigation canal in the city of Erode in Tamil Nadu. The canal traverses from west to east across the city and flows into River Kaveri. It runs for a length of about . It gets the water from the sources of rain and seepage of Lower Bhavani Project Canal near Kathirampatti in the western periphery of Erode Municipal Corporation. Running through the areas of Nanjanapuram, Thindal, Sengodampalayam, Surampatti, Stoney Bridge, Marappalam and by flowing under the Kalingarayan Canal, it pours into River Kaveri near Vendipalayam Barrage. Anicut A Dam has been constructed over the canal in 1966 named Perumpallam Anicut, near Surampatti. In the downstream of this Anicut, the canal runs for a length of to join river Kaveri. Also, a secondary canal branch off from this Anicut flowing towards Nanjai Uthukuli named as Nanjai Uthukuli Canal. Environmental issues With the development of city and rapid increase in population, this canal has been highly threatened by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BP Agraharam
Brahmana Periya-Agraharam is a neighborhood in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It functioned as an independent Village Panchayat until the corporation expansion in 2011. It is now a part of Erode Municipal Corporation. It is located 7 km from Erode Junction and 4 km from Central Bus Terminus, Erode. Demographics At the 2001 India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ..., Brahmana Periya (BP) Agraharam had a population of 27,275. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Brahmana Periya-Agraharam had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 57%. 12% of the population were under 6 years of age. References Neighbourhoods in Erode {{Erode-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pichaikaranpallam Canal
Pichaikaranpallam Canal is a canal that runs in Erode, Tamil Nadu. It is one of the tributary to River Kaveri. The canal gets sourced by the rain water through rivulets and the seepage water from LBP Canal near Nasiyanur, which further flows into Ellapalayam Tank. The canal runs a length of through Ellapalayam, Villarasampatti, Periyasemur, BP Agraharam and passes under the Kalingarayan Canal with the help of an Aqueduct to reach River Kaveri. Environmental issues Due to the high industrialization in Erode, a vast number of textile dyeing units and leather processing units came up in the surroundings. Most of these units discharge their untreated effluents into this canal leading to high pollution, causing several health issues to the public. This issue have seen several protests since it heavily damages the underground water potential and agriculture in this area. Along with several social welfare organisations, Erode Municipal Corporation has done a cleaning program to dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriyampalayam
Suriyampalayam is a panchayat town in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. It is the Headquarters for one of the four zones of Erode Municipal Corporation. In 2011, Suriyampalayam was an independent panchayat town, but has since been merged with Erode during the Corporation expansion that happened in 2011. The office of Suriyampalayam Zone-I and city bank, Bank of Baroda, is located at Javuli Nagar along the Bhavani Road, although there are other local banks in the area. Its higher post office is located in Kavandapadi. According to one source, some of Suriyampalayam's textile units are major contributors to Erode's difficulty with pollution, due to its position next to the Kaveri River. Leather products, cloths and milk were considered the three most important manufactured commodities in the 2011 Census. * Suriyampalayam's local government has administration over 8,153 houses and 15 wards. * Suriyampalayam has approximately 25 schools and colleges: 8 primary schools, 8 middle school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aqueduct (bridge)
Aqueducts (or water bridges) are bridges constructed to convey watercourses across gaps such as valleys or ravines. The term ''aqueduct'' may also be used to refer to the entire watercourse, as well as the bridge. Large navigable aqueducts are used as transport links for boats or ships. Aqueducts must span a crossing at the same level as the watercourses on each end. The word is derived from the Latin ' ("water") and ' ("to lead"), therefore meaning "to lead water". A modern version of an aqueduct is a pipeline bridge. They may take the form of tunnels, networks of surface channels and canals, covered clay pipes or monumental bridges. Ancient bridges for water Although particularly associated with the Romans, aqueducts were likely first used by the Minoans around 2000 BCE. The Minoans had developed what was then an extremely advanced irrigation system, including several aqueducts. In the seventh century BCE, the Assyrians built an 80 km long limestone aqueduct, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinakaran
Dinakaran is a Tamil daily newspaper distributed in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by K. P. Kandasamy in 1977 and is currently owned by media conglomerate Sun Group's- Sun Network.''Dinakaran'' is the second largest circulated Tamil daily in India after ''Dina Thanthi''. It is printed in 12 cities across India. Dinakaran was founded in 1977 by K. P. Kandasamy after he split from ''Dina Thanthi'' owned by his father-in-law S. P. Adithanar during the split of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam from Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. In 2005, the newspaper was acquired from K. P. K. Kumaran by Kalanithi Maran's Sun Group. ''Dinakaran'' is published from 12 cities in India namely Bengaluru, Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Nagercoil, Puducherry, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli and Vellore Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodumudi
Kodumudi is a panchayat town and taluk headquarters of Kodumudi taluk in erode district at state of Tamil Nadu, India. Kodumudi has an average elevation of 144 metres (472 feet). Also Kodumudi is an tourism spot. The holy Kaveri river and Magudeswarar temple in Kodumudi attracts thousands of pilgrims daily across South India. Demographics As of the 2001 India census, Kodumudi had a population of 12,669. Males constituted 50% of the population, and females 50%. Kodumudi has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kodumudi, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Economy The economy is predominantly based on agriculture and tourism. Agriculture with turmeric and sugarcane being the main crops. There are large number of ricemills in and around Kodumudi and TNPL paper mills is near Kodumudi. Culture Magudeswarar Temple, Kodumudi, Veera Narayana Perumal and Brama Deva Temple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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