Kallanai Dam
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Kallanai is an ancient dam built by Karikala of Chola dynasty in 150 CE. It was built across the Kaveri river flowing from Tiruchirapalli District to Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The dam is
Kallanai Dam with its floodgates open
Plaque bearing the dam's name
Engineering wonder of Karikalan's period
Fishing in the sluices, Kallanai dam, Thanjavur
Arthur Cotton
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General Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton was a British army officer and irrigation engineer who worked in the Madras Presidency.
Kallanai Dam
…of undersluices across the river with outlets leading to the Kollidam River (Coleroon) thus preventing formation of silt. The Lower Anaicut built by Sir Arthur Cotton in the 19th century across Coleroon, the major tributary of Cauvery is said to be a replicated structure of Kallanai. The Kaveri river splits into two…
Arthur Cotton
Tombstone of Sir Arthur Cotton
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Statue of Cotton at Hyderabad