Kousika River is a river that runs 52 km in the State of Tamil Nadu in

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Geography

The Kousika River starts at Kurudi Hill, in Coimbatore. Mel Mudi (5,385 feet), Nadukandaan Poli (5600 feet), and Lambton's Peak (5080 feet) are the three mountain peaks of Guru Rishi Hill . The Kousika River is 52 km in length. The

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(approx. 20 km) and the

Noyyal River The Noyyal River is a small river in Western Tamil Nadu, and a tributary of Kaveri River. It rises from the Vellingiri hills in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, very close to Kerala border, and flows through many villages and the cities of ...

run north and south side of Kousika River in

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbato ...

Kousika Lake

Kousika Lake is situated near Kulathupalayam in

and Sengalaipalyam in

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. The village started to rejuvenate this lake in 2018 with the help of the

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via

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. Nearly 20 villages, 500 acres of agricultural land and approximately 50,000 people benefit from this lake.

Sarkarsamakulam Lake (Kondiyam Palayam lake)

Sarkarsamakkulam Lake is situated near

Kovilpalayam Kovilpalayam {{audio, Kovilpalayam.ogg is a town located in the banks of river Kousika, 17 kilometers from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, on the Sathyamangalam road (National Highway 209). The Postal name for Kovilpalayam is Sarcarsamakula ...

and Kurumbapalayam in Coimbatore. This lake covers nearly 150 acres. It is linked with the Kousika River and Kovilpalayam, known as "Sarkar Samakkulam" and "Kousika Puri."

Agrakarasamakulam Lake

Agrakarasamakulam Lake is situated near

Idikarai Idikarai is a panchayat town in Coimbatore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated at the banks of Kousika River. The place is easily accessible by Road through public transportation. Demographics India census A census is t ...

, Vaiyampalayam. its outlet flows into the Kousika.

Aachan kulam

Aachan kulam situated near Neelambur is the largest lake ( more than 250 acres) which presently lies disconnected from Kausika river is the most prominent one.

Karunkuttai

This small storage between Idikarai and Periyanaickenpalayam (approx 20 acres) has been draining into Kausika river and also been a source of rich soil for local farmers.

Route

The Kousika River starts from Kurudi Hill in Coimbatore It starts at Thekkupalayam, Narasimmanaikkanpalayam. It flows through NGGO colony, Sengalipalayam on one side and Poochiyur, Narashimhanaickenpalayam, Puduppalayam on 2nd side, straight from CRPF touching thekkupalayam all joining near Idikarai village, then through Athippalaiyam, Vayyampalayam, Kotaipalayam, Keeranam, Agragara Saamarkulam, Kurumbapalayam, Kovilpalayam, Thevenpalayam, Pethanaikanpalayam, Kallipalayam, Pachapalayam, Vadukapalayam, Saalaiyur, Sundamedu, Karichipalayam, Vagarayampalaym, Pappampatti, Kittampalayam, Kolathupalayam, and Thekkalur of Coimbatore District, Thimaniyampalayam, Puthunallur, Eripalayam, Moonukattipalayam, Puthupalayam, Kothapalayam, Smanthankottai, Govindapuram, Vanjipalayam, and finally joins in the Noyyal River at Kaniyampundi Village,

Tiruppur Tiruppur or Tirupur ( ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the fifth largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal Ri ...

The Thalamadal stream and the Thannasi stream of Kurudampalayam, Perumpallam passing through Ramakrishna Vidyalaya (in south border) in Coimbatore all join Kousika.

History

Arunagirinathar Arunagirinaadhar (Aruna-giri-naadhar, ', ) was a Tamil Saiva saint-poet who lived during the 15th century in Tamil Nadu, India. In his treatise ''A History of Indian Literature'' (1974), Czech Indologist Kamil Zvelebil places Arunagirinathar's ...

talked about "Kousika River" in his work

Thiruppugazh Thiruppugal (Tamil: , ', IPA/Tamil: , meaning 'Holy Praise' or 'Divine Glory'), sometimes spelled Thiruppugazh, is a 15th-century anthology of Tamil religious songs dedicated to Lord Murugan, the son of Lord Shiva, written by the poet-saint ...

(Tamil திருப்புகழ் tiruppukazh "Holy Praise" or "Divine Glory"),

William Lambton Lieutenant-Colonel William Lambton, FRS (c. 1753 – 20 or 26 January 1823) was a British soldier, surveyor, and geographer who began a triangulation survey in 1800-1802 that was later called the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. His init ...

surveyed InDIA to determine the shape of the Earth. To honor him, one peak was named Lambton's Peak. T The name "Kousika" is derived from two sources. The first is that a sage called "Kousika Munivar" lived on the river's shore. The second is that king Kavanagan, who later became Kousikan, ruled this area. Kousika River is also called Vannathan Karai or Perumpallam.

Reclamation

Changes in the waterways and low rainfall affected the flow of the Kousika River. Along the river banks,

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sank 2 feet, affecting some 10 million people. The panchayats of the affected towns agreed to reclaim Kousika River and include it in the Athikkadavu-Avinashi Groundwater Enrichment Scheme. The Athikadavu Kousika River Development Association and Secretary P.K. Selvaraj is reclaiming the river via the Athikkadavu-Avinashi Groundwater Enrichment Scheme.

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