Kalingarayan Canal

Kalingarayan Canal
Specifications
Length 90 miles (140 km)
Status open
History
Date completed 1283 A.D.
Geography
Branch of Bhavani River

Kalingarayan Canal is a 140-kilometre (90 mi) long irrigation canal in the Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed by Kongu chieftain Kalingarayan and was completed in 1283.[1] It starts with Kalingarayan dam on River Bhavani, near Bhavani and flows through Erode before terminating near Kodumudi. Recently the canal has suffered from pollution.[2] In 2007 a 12-crore (120 million) rupee programme to develop the canal was announced, funded by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.[2] Local farmers have asked for a wall to be built on the right bank, to prevent nearby textile workshops and tanneries from discharging waste.

See also

References

  1. Kalingarayan Canal is 725 years old The Hindu (Tamil Nadu)
  2. 1 2 12 crore for Kalingarayan canal development The Hindu (Tamil Nadu) 28 Jul 2007


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