The Siruvani River is a river near

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

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. It is a tributary of the

Bhavani Bhavānī (also known as Bhāvya, Tulajā, Turajā, Tvarita, Aṃbā, Jagadambā and Aṃbē) is an epithet associated with Durga. Bhavani translates to "giver of life," meaning the power of nature or the source of creative energy. She is cons ...

river, which in turn is a tributary of the

Kaveri The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a Rivers of India, major river flowing across Southern India. It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari River, Godavari and Krishna River, Krishna. The catchment area of the Kaveri basin i ...

. Part of the Siruvani River is near

Mannarkkad Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a major municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 ...

in the Indian District of

Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

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. The river leads into two big

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in Southern India, namely, the

Siruvani Dam Siruvani dam is a dam in Palakkad District, Kerala located 46 km away from Palakkad town. This dam constructed across the Siruvani River, is for supplying drinking water to the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. The dam is surrounded by re ...

and the

Siruvani Waterfalls Siruvani Waterfalls (and the dam named after it) is located west of Coimbatore in the Western Ghats in India. The reservoir at Siruvani was built by the Indian government for Tamil Nadu, and funded by the Tamil Nadu government, to meet the ...

. Banan Fort and the Siruvani Dam, are west of Coimbatore city. The river has a village named after it, or possibly vice versa.

Dam

In 2012, the

Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...

proposed the construction of a

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on the river to ensure use of the state's allocation of water under the Kaveri Tribunal. Tamil Nadu opposed this plan citing that it would disrupt water supply to the city of

and would affect inflow into the River Bhavani, therefore affecting agriculture in the

Erode Erode (; īrōṭu), is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Kaveri river and is surrounded by the Western Ghats. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. It is the administrativ ...

and

Tirupur district Tiruppur District is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, formed in 22 February 2009. Dharapuram was the largest taluk by area in the district. The district is well-developed and industrialized. The Tiruppur banian indus ...

s. Tamil Nadu has threatened to take up the matter with the

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. It receives the Siruvani River, a perennial stream of Palakkad District, and gets reinforced by the Kundah river before entering Erode District in

Sathyamangalam Sathyamangalam (also known as Sathy) is a town and municipality in Erode district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of the Bhavani River, Bhavani river, a tributary of the Cauvery River, Cau ...

Tamil Nadu.

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{{Kongu Nadu Rivers of Palakkad district Rivers of Tamil Nadu Geography of Coimbatore