Anicut - Wikipedia
An anicut (Originated from Tamil language அணைக்கட்டு - Aṇaikaṭṭu and Kannada language ಆಣೆಕಟ್ಟು - Āṇekaṭṭu) and also in Telugu language as ఆనకట్ట - ÃnaKaṭṭa, is a masonry check dam that is constructed across a stream to impound water for maintaining and regulating irrigation. [1]
Anicut Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ANICUT is a dam made in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
Understanding Anicuts: Purpose, Functions, and Benefits
Learn about the importance of anicuts in river engineering and water resources management, including their functions, benefits, and types.
anicut | annicut, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford …
What does the noun anicut mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun anicut . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
The Grand Anicut Complex: History of its development
2021年12月15日 · A view of the majestic historical Grand Anicut, along with the bridge constructed over it by the British. The name ‘Grand Anicut’ was bestowed by British engineers in admiration of the magnificence of Kallanai - the simple stone dam on Kaveri.
World’s oldest dam – Grand Anicut Dam - Sanskriti - Hinduism …
The Grand Anicut, also known as the Kallanai, is an ancient dam built on the Kaveri River near Tirchi in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It was built by the Chola king Karikalan around the 2nd Century BC and is considered one of the oldest water-diversion or water-regulator structures in the world,
Kalingarayan anicut: A 13th century irrigation structure ... - The Hindu
2024年2月9日 · Discover the ancient Kalingarayan Anicut and Channel System, a remarkable water diversion project that still irrigates acres of land today.
Grand Anicut Canal (Kallanai) | International Commission on …
The Kallanai is an anicut of unhewn stone that stands in the Kaveri parallel to the riverbank; it is more than 300 m long, 20 m wide, and 4.5 m high. It is believed that Kallanai initially irrigated about 69,000 acres, though it now irrigates close to 1 million acres (13,20,116 Acres).
INDIAN RIVERS, ‘PRODUCTIVE WORKS’, AND THE EMERGENCE OF …
2020年8月26日 · Large anicuts were few in the province, the most important was the Grand Anicut located on the Cauvery River at its entry into Tanjore district. The Grand Anicut was severely silted up at its base, leading to water overflows, rather …
Anicut systems in Sri Lanka: The case of the Upper Walawe River …
These anicuts amount to 59 percent of the total basin anicuts in terms of numbers, but to only 43 percent in terms of irrigated area. They are generally very old (the history of some of them...
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