Interesting Facts about Cauvery River

Interesting Facts about Cauvery River

We all know about the facts relating to dispute of the Cauvery river. But UPSC is always one step ahead of our thinking, it will never ask about the dispute. So let see what are the other facts which are ignored and can be asked:

Cauvery River rises from Kurg Plateau in Karnataka and the source is Talla Cauvery

Cauvery Delta:

• It is the only example of Quadrilateral Delta in the world
• This delta is the home of many religious places like: Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Tiruvarur
• Most famous is Thanjavur for Great Raj Raja Temple (Chola Temple )
• Two very famous reservoirs on this delta are: Willingdon Reservoir and Kolli dam
• Manimukta, Vellar, Gomukta and Kullar rivers drain themselves in delta part of Cauvery River

Some very Famous Reservoirs in cauvery river basin are: Krishnaraj Sagar(Karnataka), Bhavani Sagar(Tamil Nadu), Stanley Reservoir.

Charmaraj Sagar Reservoir is over Arkavati River, which is the tributary of Cauvery

Left Hand Tributaries of Cauvery:

• Hemvati and Yagachi: They meet Cauvery at Krishnaraj Sagar Reservoir, which is very famous for hydro project and a tourism destination called Vrindavan Garden
• Shimsha river, Arkavati River

Right Hand Tributaries:

• Lakshman Tirtha: Meets at Krishnaraj Sagar
• Kabbani, Svarnavati, Amravati and Noyil

 Panchaimalai Hills are between Cauvery and Kollar River