The river Amaravati starts at the border of the Tamil Nadu and Kerala between the Annamalai and the Palani Hills in the Tirupur District of Tamil Nadu. This river is the tributary river of the South Indian river Kaveri.
Flowing area
This river flows for a total length of 282Km starting from its origin. Then this river flows through the Karur and Tirupur Districts of Tamil Nadu. This river Amaravati meets the river Kaveri at the Karur District in Tamil Nadu.
Tributaries of river
The main tributaries of this river are the Kudavanur, Nanganji, Shanmuga nadhi, Kudumiar, Uppar, Thenar and other tributaries in Tamil Nadu. The other tributaries are the Pambar and the Chinnar river which comes from Kerala.
Dam across the Amaravati river
The Amaravati Dam was built across the river Amaravati at Amaravathinagar in the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in the Tirupur District in Tamil Nadu. Initially this Dam was serving as the source for irrigation and flood trapper. But after that, this Dam started generating power from the installed generating capacity.
This Dam constructed in 1957, had seen the reduction in its capacity to 3tmcft from 4cmcft because of the dirtiness, it got due to the deposit of the sediments. There is a notable amount of mugger crocodiles living in the catchment area and the large reservoir. This crocodile Park began in 1976, is the largest crocodile nursery in India.To Know more other famous river Bhavani
Then the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board in 2003, gave a proposal to increase the Dam utilization after beginning the Hydro-electric Power station. This power station generates a power of 4MW capacity.
Uses
- This Kaveri river is the source of irrigation to the nearly 60000 acres of agricultural lands in the Karur and Tirupur Districts.
- Then the Dam across this river, can produce a power of 4MW.
- This Amaravati river flows into the lanes on the Anjanad Valley in the Kerala State.
- This water of the river irrigates the slopes of Udumalaipettai, where the Kurinji flower blooms at period of 12 years once.
- The water is also for the drinking purpose in some parts of the Tamil Nadu.
Things to be made to save the water of the river
- Every river must be noted and a regular sewage treatment must be carried out to protect the river.
- Each and everyone near the river coast can plant a more number of trees on the river bed, so that the roots of those trees will prevent the soil erosion.
- The residents of the river, coastal area, must know about the self awareness to save themselves and the river.
- To protect the river, the residents and tourists living near the river must use only the recycled products.
- No one must damp the plastics or the pesticides into the river to prevent the water pollution.
- All the people near the river must maintain the self hygiene.
- Then the people must utilize only an efficient amount of water to save the underground water.
Things not to be made to save the river water
- No one must take the sand from the river bed illegally to protect the life of the river.
- Then make sure that you do not let anyone to dump unwanted materials into the river.
The officials should not let the functioning of the harmful industries near the river area.
Flowing area: Tamil Nadu
Flow area: 282Km (source to sea)
Origin Place: Between Annamalai and Palani Hills, Tamil Nadu.