Chittar River and its five tributaries and numerous other contributing streams originate in the
Courtallam hills of
Tenkasi District
Tenkasi is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at Tenkasi.
Geography
The di ...
in the state of
Tamil Nadu
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in
southern India
South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territ ...
. 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.
Tributaries
The Chittar has several tributaries which include the
Aintharuviar (joining near
Gajamajorpuram), the
Gundar which joins near
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the ...
, the
Hanumanathi joining in
Thayar Thoppu near
Veerakeralampudur
Veerakeralampudur is a taluk in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Economy
Agriculture
Agriculture is the main occupation. Most of the people work in farm fields and rolling Beedi. The main crops are paddy, onion, tomato, brin ...
and the
Aluthakanniar which merges in the village of
Kadapagothi.
Irrigation
The Chittar runs for about before it meets with its first tributary which has an
anicut and irrigates about of land. One of its next tributaries has a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
provided by an
anicut, feeding about . The next tributary has seven anicuts and a reservoir and irrigates about of land altogether. This pattern continues as each tributary and other contributing rivers has anicuts and reservoirs that provide irrigation for the adjacent land.
The Chittar River itself has 17 anicuts irrigating about of land. It eventually joins with
Thamirabarani river
The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk. It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi dis ...
.
Notes
Rivers of Tamil Nadu
Rivers of India
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