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The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a major river flowing across Southern India.It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari and Krishna.The catchment area of the Kaveri basin is estimated to be 81,155 km 2 (31,334 sq mi) and encompasses the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the union territory of Puducherry.
The tribunal has also permitted the basin states to use all the excess water available in above normal water years. Moreover, the river basin population has reached 40 million in the year 2015 and the increasing per capita inorganic salts used/consumed in industrial, agriculture and residential sectors are enhancing the salt export requirements.
Chart showing the major river systems of India along with the tributaries and distributaries of some of them.. As per the classification of Food and Agriculture Organization, the rivers systems are combined into 20 river units, which includes 14 major rivers systems and 99 smaller river basins grouped into six river units.
As per the classification of Food and Agriculture Organization, the rivers systems are combined into 20 river units, which includes 14 major rivers systems and 99 smaller river basins grouped into six river units. The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin is the largest, which covers 34% of the land area and contributes to nearly 59% of the available ...
A rich source of the state of Indian agriculture in the early British era is a report prepared by a British engineer, Thomas Barnard, and his Indian guide, Raja Chengalvaraya Mudaliar, around 1774. This report contains data of agricultural production in about 800 villages in the area around Chennai in the years 1762 to 1766.
Ramjal Setu Link Project or RSLP (previously known as: Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal-Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (PKC-ERCP)) [1] is a river interlinking project initiated by the Government of Rajasthan and supported by the Government of India to provide water to the eastern districts of the Indian state of Rajasthan. [2] [3] [4]
Kallanai (also known as the Grand Anicut) is an ancient dam built by Karikala of Chola dynasty in 150 CE. It was built (in running water) across the Kaveri river flowing from Tiruchirapalli District to Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.
The ONGC was also continuing its exploration in the Cauvery Basin and in Ramanathapuram area. As a result of the exploration, ONGC has been able to establish "production of oil @ 0.375 million tonnes per year and gas production @ 0.4 million cubic metres per day as on 1.1.2000", he said, quoting Ministerial figures.