- Chittar River
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Chittar River and its five tributaries and numerous other contributing streams originate in the Courtallam hills of Tirunelveli District in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Together with its tributaries and streams, the Chittar River serves as an important source of irrigation for the region and is a major tributary of the Tambaraparani River along with the Manimuthar River. The Chitter River, though little, is a beautiful river, making many turns and twists and providing spectacular waterfalls and cascades.[1]
Irrigation
The Chittar runs for about 80 km before it meets with its first tributary which has an anicut and irrigates about 293.40 hectares of land. One of its next tributaries has a reservoir provided by an anicut, feeding 141.64 hectares. The next tributary has seven anicuts and a reservoir and irrigates 465.39 hectares of land altogether. This pattern continues as each tributary and other contributing rivers has anicuts and reservoirs that provide irrigation for the adjacent land.[2]
The Chittar River itself has 17 anicuts irrigating 8,903.27 hectares of land. It eventually joins with Thamirabarani river.
Notes
- ^ "Rivers". http://www.nellai.tn.nic.in/irrigation.html. Retrieved 2006-09-24.
- ^ "Rivers". http://www.whereincity.com/india/tamilnadu/rivers.php. Retrieved 2006-09-24.
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Coordinates: 8°51′N 77°49′E / 8.85°N 77.817°E
Chittar river join with Thambrabarani at Seevalaperi village (Thirunelveeli District)
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