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384:. The Lower Bhavani Project was the first major irrigation project initiated in India after independence in 1948. It was completed by 1955 and opened for use in 1956. The dam was constructed at a cost of
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which feeds the
Arakkankottai and Thadappalli canals constructed for agricultural purposes. A small barrage across the river was built by Kalingarayan in 1283 CE to feed the 90-kilometre (56 mi)
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421:, one on the east bank canal and the other on the Bhavani river. Each has a capacity of 16 megawatts (21,000 hp) for a total capacity of 32 megawatts (43,000 hp).
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The dam is 8 km (5.0 mi) long and 40 m (130 ft) high. The full reservoir level is 120 ft (37 m) and the dam has a capacity of 32.8
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of the river results in poor water quality and negative impacts on the health of people, plants and animals dependent on the river water.
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The
Kodiveri dam is located on the Bhavani River near Gobichettipalayam in Western Tamil Nadu. The dam is situated along the
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in the world. The dam is situated some 16 km (9.9 mi) west of
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Headwaters of the
Bhavani river in Attappati Reserve Forest
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Jain, S. K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, V. P. (2007).
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The confluence of the
Bhavani and Kaveri rivers at Bhavani
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after joining with
Coonoor river coming from northwest.
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and enters the plains near Bathra
Kaliamman temple at
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border. The river then flows east along the base of
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601:. Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from
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372:. The dam is one of the largest
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91:Physical characteristics
552:Indian Archaeology, a Review
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185:Silent Valley National Park
135: • location
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690:on 26 February 2020
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3127:Bhavani Jamakkalam
1937:Banasura Sagar Dam
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1573:West Varagar River
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659:"Bhavanisagar dam"
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1654:Deccan Plateau
1651:
1645:
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1630:
1624:
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1618:
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1595:
1590:
1584:
1582:
1578:
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1575:
1574:
1571:
1568:
1566:Siruvani River
1563:
1558:
1553:
1550:
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1543:
1541:
1537:
1536:
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1528:
1521:
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1506:
1497:
1496:
1494:
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1491:Varattu Pallam
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1468:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1441:Orathuppalayam
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
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1299:
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1269:
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1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
967:
965:
961:
960:
958:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
890:Pambar (South)
887:
885:Pambar (North)
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
825:Kosasthalaiyar
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
751:
749:
745:
744:
733:
732:
725:
718:
710:
702:
701:
675:
650:
639:(Report). CSTI
616:
590:
558:
539:
507:
479:
463:
462:
460:
457:
448:
445:
441:Sathyamangalam
429:Main article:
427:
426:
419:power stations
378:Sathyamangalam
362:Erode district
354:Main article:
352:
351:
341:
334:
333:
332:
327:
320:
319:
318:
317:
316:
314:
311:
295:Erode District
291:Sathyamangalam
256:Siruvani river
252:Nilgiri slopes
235:
232:
209:Erode district
172:
169:
151:
150:
147:
143:
142:
137:
134:
131:
130:
127:
121:
120:
117:
116:
111:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
92:
88:
87:
77:Sathyamangalam
69:Udhagamandalam
66:
62:
61:
56:
52:
51:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
26:
25:
16:River in India
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3386:
3375:
3374:Sacred rivers
3372:
3370:
3367:
3365:
3362:
3360:
3357:
3355:
3354:Bhavani River
3352:
3351:
3349:
3342:
3339:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3284:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3267:
3264:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3252:
3249:
3248:
3246:
3242:
3236:
3233:
3231:
3228:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3218:
3216:
3213:
3210:
3208:
3205:
3203:
3200:
3198:
3195:
3192:
3190:
3187:
3185:
3182:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
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3167:
3164:
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3156:
3154:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3141:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3124:
3122:
3120:
3114:
3104:
3101:
3099:
3098:Upper Bhavani
3096:
3094:
3091:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3035:
3033:
3027:
3021:
3018:
3016:
3013:
3011:
3008:
3006:
3003:
3001:
2998:
2996:
2993:
2991:
2988:
2986:
2983:
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2973:
2971:
2968:
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2930:
2928:
2925:
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2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2908:
2905:
2903:
2900:
2899:
2897:
2893:
2887:
2884:
2882:
2879:
2877:
2874:
2872:
2869:
2867:
2864:
2863:
2861:
2857:
2851:
2848:
2846:
2843:
2841:
2838:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2811:
2808:
2806:
2803:
2802:
2800:
2796:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2769:Perumal Malai
2767:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2747:
2745:
2742:
2740:
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2730:
2724:
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2714:
2711:
2709:
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2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2679:
2676:
2674:
2673:Biligiriranga
2671:
2669:
2666:
2665:
2663:
2659:
2653:
2652:Western Ghats
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2642:Eastern Ghats
2640:
2638:
2635:
2634:
2632:
2628:Geographical
2626:
2620:
2617:
2613:
2610:
2609:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2584:
2582:
2578:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2566:Udagamandalam
2564:
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2559:
2557:
2554:
2552:
2549:
2547:
2544:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2534:
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2524:
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2521:Komarapalayam
2519:
2517:
2514:
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2507:
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2499:
2497:
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2492:
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2288:
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2274:
2272:
2270:Controversies
2268:
2262:
2259:
2257:
2254:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2244:
2243:
2241:
2236:
2232:
2226:
2223:
2221:
2218:
2216:
2213:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2201:
2200:Tharangambadi
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2176:
2175:Srirangapatna
2173:
2171:
2168:
2166:
2163:
2161:
2158:
2156:
2153:
2151:
2148:
2146:
2143:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2128:
2126:
2123:
2121:
2118:
2116:
2113:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2096:
2093:
2091:
2088:
2086:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2076:
2073:
2071:
2068:
2066:
2063:
2061:
2058:
2056:
2053:
2051:
2048:
2046:
2043:
2042:
2040:
2034:
2028:
2027:Western Ghats
2025:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2002:Bay of Bengal
2000:
1999:
1997:
1993:
1987:
1986:Lower Anaicut
1984:
1982:
1981:Upper Anaicut
1979:
1975:
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1970:
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1962:
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1955:
1954:
1953:
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1945:
1943:
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1911:Veera Chozhan
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1664:Western Ghats
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1649:Bay of Bengal
1647:
1646:
1644:
1640:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1619:
1613:
1612:Upper Bhavani
1610:
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1546:Coonoor River
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1538:
1534:
1533:Bhavani river
1527:
1522:
1520:
1515:
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1508:
1507:
1504:
1492:
1489:
1487:
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1481:Upper Bhavani
1479:
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1476:Upper Anaicut
1474:
1472:
1469:
1467:
1464:
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1459:
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1444:
1442:
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
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1416:Lower Anaicut
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1397:
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1389:
1387:
1384:
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1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
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1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1262:Kutladampatti
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
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1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
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1199:
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1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1066:Mathiyampatti
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1056:Maduranthakam
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
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948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
920:Thamirabarani
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
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246:Twelve major
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214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
183:, enters the
182:
181:Western Ghats
178:
177:Nilgiri hills
168:
166:
162:
158:
148:
144:
141:
138:
132:
128:
126:
122:
118:
115:
114:Silent Valley
112:
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70:
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63:
60:
57:
53:
48:
41:
36:
32:
27:
24:Bhavani River
22:
19:
3311:
3271:Later Cholas
3251:Early Cholas
3207:Salem Fabric
3153:Malai Poondu
3117:Geographical
3083:Nallathangal
3058:Bhavanisagar
3038:Aathupalayam
2985:Karian Shola
2963:and reserves
2902:Agaya Gangai
2840:Parambikulam
2798:Major Rivers
2749:Elivai Malai
2723:Thirumoorthy
2556:Tiruchengode
2526:Mettupalayam
2430:The Nilgiris
2210:Thiruvaiyaru
2130:Nagapattinam
2095:Kushalanagar
2045:Bhagamandala
1957:Canal System
1952:Kallanai Dam
1799:
1690:Mettupalayam
1598:Kodiveri Dam
1561:Noyyal River
1436:Nallathangal
1401:Karuppanadhi
1386:Grand Anicut
1381:Bhavanisagar
1366:Aathupalayam
1217:Agaya Gangai
1166:Tiruninravur
1091:Paruthipattu
1006:Chitlapakkam
986:Ayanambakkam
895:Parambikulam
769:
692:. Retrieved
688:the original
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431:Kodiveri dam
411:
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393:
374:earthen dams
359:
350:Bhavanisagar
342:Kodiveri dam
299:Kodiveri Dam
276:
272:Mettupalayam
245:
217:
174:
156:
154:
140:Kaveri River
73:Mettupalayam
18:
3333: /
3301:British Raj
3197:Mattan Rice
3184:Ooty varkey
3179:Nilgiri tea
3119:Indications
3073:Krishnagiri
2980:Grass Hills
2789:Velliangiri
2708:Pachaimalai
2647:Palghat Gap
2612:Kongu Tamil
2511:Krishnagiri
2449:Major towns
2410:Krishnagiri
2205:Thirunallar
2055:Chidambaram
1942:Harangi Dam
1876:Kudamurutti
1773:Tributaries
1608:Pilloor Dam
1556:Moyar River
1552:Kunda River
1540:Tributaries
1411:Krishnagiri
1257:Kumbakkarai
1201:Villivakkam
1146:Singanallur
1046:Madambakkam
860:Nanganjiyar
737:Hydrography
389:210 million
234:Tributaries
224:Kooduthurai
171:Hydrography
3348:Categories
3150:Kodaikanal
3053:Amaravathi
3031:reservoirs
2942:Sengupathi
2912:Hogenakkal
2895:Waterfalls
2876:Kodaikanal
2774:Rangaswamy
2744:Doddabetta
2739:Bodhamalai
2713:Servarayan
2516:Kodaikanal
2481:Dharmapuri
2476:Dharapuram
2466:Coimbatore
2390:Dharmapuri
2385:Coimbatore
2345:Tamil Nadu
2331:Kongu Nadu
2261:Tamil Nadu
2256:Puducherry
2215:Thiruvarur
2190:Talakaveri
2180:Swamimalai
2155:Sakleshpur
2105:Mannargudi
2090:Kumbakonam
1969:Mettur Dam
1947:Kabini Dam
1881:Mudikondan
1724:Tamil Nadu
1456:Perunchani
1451:Pechiparai
1421:Manimuthar
1376:Amaravathi
1359:reservoirs
1312:Vattaparai
1297:Tirparappu
1277:Sengupathi
1237:Hogenakkal
1232:Courtallam
1210:Waterfalls
1171:Valankulam
1151:Sirudavoor
1141:Sholavaram
1081:Pallavaram
1051:Madhavaram
1031:Kodaikanal
1011:Cholavaram
971:Adambakkam
835:Manimuthar
830:Manimuktha
815:Kokkiliyar
760:Amaravathi
741:Tamil Nadu
668:1 February
643:1 February
609:1 February
583:29 January
532:29 January
459:References
366:Tamil Nadu
285:, feeding
264:Tamil Nadu
213:irrigation
165:Tamil Nadu
3256:Kalabhras
2990:Mudumalai
2907:Catherine
2866:Avalanche
2805:Amaravati
2784:Vandaravu
2779:Ranipuram
2718:Sirumalai
2668:Anaimalai
2580:Languages
2373:Districts
2355:Karnataka
2246:Karnataka
2195:Thanjavur
2170:Srirangam
2140:Papanasam
2085:Kudavasal
2038:and towns
1901:Pamaniyar
1896:Odampokki
1815:Honnuhole
1795:Arkavathi
1785:Amaravati
1714:Karnataka
1446:Papanasam
1357:Dams and
1292:Thalaiyar
1227:Catherine
1191:Vennandur
1186:Vellalore
1181:Velachery
1131:Red Hills
1096:Perungudi
1071:Mookaneri
1026:Kazhuveli
981:Avalanche
905:Ponnaiyar
870:Pachaiyar
810:Kodavanar
805:Kodaganar
572:The Hindu
493:The Hindu
447:Pollution
201:Karnataka
3261:Pallavas
3194:Palakkad
3137:Dindigul
3093:Solaiyar
3068:Kodiveri
3029:Dams and
2995:Mukurthi
2975:Bandipur
2970:Anamalai
2947:Siruvani
2917:Kalhatti
2845:Siruvani
2764:Padagiri
2759:Mukurthi
2683:Kalrayan
2678:Chitteri
2630:features
2561:Tiruppur
2546:Pollachi
2536:Palakkad
2531:Namakkal
2486:Dindigul
2440:Tiruppur
2420:Palakkad
2415:Namakkal
2395:Dindigul
2235:Riparian
2185:Talakadu
2165:Sirkazhi
2135:Nannilam
2075:Kodumudi
2065:Karaikal
1995:Features
1916:Vennaaru
1886:Nandalar
1871:Koraiyar
1866:Kollidam
1861:Arasalar
1810:Hemavati
1705:Riparian
1642:Features
1471:Solaiyar
1466:Servalar
1461:Sathanur
1431:Mukkadal
1406:Kodiveri
1328:Elliot's
1282:Siruvani
1242:Kalhatti
1176:Veeranam
1126:Ramakkal
1086:Parakkai
1041:Korattur
1021:Kaliveli
976:Ambattur
955:Vennaaru
945:Vasishta
940:Vanniyar
910:Siruvani
855:Nambiyar
840:Manjalar
820:Kollidam
765:Arasalar
694:8 August
500:25 April
425:Kodiveri
268:Nilgiris
248:rivulets
50:Location
3321:77°41′E
3318:11°26′N
3276:Pandyas
3244:History
3163:Negamam
3048:Almatti
3005:Nilgiri
2952:Vaideki
2927:Kiliyur
2871:Berijam
2815:Bhavani
2698:Nilgiri
2597:Kannada
2471:Coonoor
2150:Peralam
2100:Lalgudi
2050:Bhavani
1840:Shimsha
1805:Chinnar
1800:Bhavani
1680:Bhavani
1338:Kovalam
1321:Beaches
1307:Vaideki
1302:Ulakkai
1252:Kiliyur
1222:Ayyanar
1156:Ukkadam
1136:Retteri
1116:Pulicat
1106:Perumal
1036:Kolavai
1001:Chetput
991:Berijam
935:Vaippar
900:Periyar
875:Pahrali
800:Kedilam
790:Gomukhi
780:Chittar
775:Cheyyar
770:Bhavani
301:, near
228:Bhavani
222:at the
220:Cauvery
179:of the
157:Bhavani
85:Bhavani
55:Country
3166:Cotton
3078:Mettur
3043:Aliyar
3010:Palani
2937:Monkey
2922:Katary
2886:Pykara
2835:Noyyal
2825:Kundha
2820:Kaveri
2703:Palani
2693:Mettur
2587:Badaga
2541:Palani
2350:Kerala
2251:Kerala
2237:states
2160:Sikkal
2125:Mysore
2120:Mettur
2110:Mandya
2080:Kodagu
2036:Cities
1921:Vettar
1891:Nattar
1835:Pambar
1830:Noyyal
1820:Kabini
1790:Arisil
1780:Aiyaru
1766:Kaveri
1719:Kerala
1707:states
1621:Canals
1486:Vaigai
1426:Mettur
1371:Aliyar
1348:Silver
1343:Marina
1333:Golden
1287:Suruli
1272:Monkey
1247:Katary
1121:Pykara
1111:Pulhal
1061:Mangal
950:Vellar
930:Vaigai
915:Swetha
865:Noyyal
850:Nadari
795:Kaveri
748:Rivers
664:. TNAU
260:Kerala
189:Kerala
161:Kerala
146:Length
129:
103:
100:Source
65:Cities
3212:Salem
3169:Saree
3140:Locks
2932:Law's
2859:Lakes
2850:Uppar
2830:Moyar
2732:Peaks
2688:Kolli
2661:Hills
2607:Tamil
2592:Irula
2551:Salem
2506:Karur
2501:Hosur
2491:Erode
2456:Attur
2425:Salem
2405:Karur
2400:Erode
2338:State
2145:Puhar
2070:Karur
2060:Erode
1267:Law's
1101:Porur
964:Lakes
880:Palar
845:Moyar
785:Cooum
755:Adyar
662:(PDF)
637:(PDF)
416:hydel
370:India
289:near
125:Mouth
59:India
3215:Sago
2881:Ooty
2619:Toda
2602:Kota
1930:Dams
1581:Dams
1076:Ooty
696:2007
670:2016
645:2016
611:2016
585:2016
534:2016
521:NDTV
502:2019
313:Dams
207:and
163:and
155:The
1016:ICF
739:of
293:in
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