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| name = Mamannar Kalingarayan Anicut
| name_official = Mamannar Kalingarayan Dam
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| opening = {{start date and age|1283}}
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'''Mamannar Kalingarayan Anicut''' is a [[dam]] constructed on the [[Bhavani river]] (tributary of [[Kaveri River]]) in the South Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is located just before [[Kooduthurai]] where [[Bhavani river|Bhavani]] combines with [[River Kaveri|Cauvery]], in [[Bhavani, Erode]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kalingarayan_Anicut_A00274
|title=Kalingarayan Anicut A00214|publisher=India-WRIS|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The anicut was constructed in the 13th century by the [[Kongu Tamil]] Chieftain [[Kalingarayan|Mamannar Kalingarayan Gounder]] and his birth name is Lingaiya Gounder. This irrigation project involved the construction of a [[dam]] and [[Barrage (dam)|barrage]] to divert the water to [[Kalingarayan Canal]]. It is one of the ancient [[River linking]] project, which established the link between [[Bhavani river]] and [[Noyyal river]]. The Kalingarayan Anicut was built in 1283.<ref>{{cite book
|url=http://cpcb.nic.in/zonaloffice/banglore/Kalingarayan_Canal_Water_Quality_Study.pdf
|title=Kalingarayan Canal Water Quality Study|publisher=Central Pollution Control Board|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2013/sep/20/Memorial-in-honour-of-Kalingarayan-CM-518235.html
|title=Memorial in Honour of Kalingarayan-CM|publisher=New Indian Express|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>

==Improvements==
In 2016, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] undertook a development to strengthen the dam's embankments by concrete plugging.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Strengthening-work-of-Kalingarayan-Anicut-at-concluding-phase/article14413336.ece
|title=Strengthening work of Kalingarayan Anicut in concluding|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>

==Tourism promotion==
The Government of Tamil Nadu planned to convert the dam into a [[tourist attraction]].<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/kalingarayan-sluices-opened-erode-all-set-for-farming/article2119326.ece
|title=Kalingarayan sluices opened, Erode-all set for farming|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> It is designed to have a children's park, along with a memorial hall and statue, expected to open in 2017.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Soon-a-memorial-for-Kongu-chief-who-built-grand-canal/articleshow/21813475.cms
|title=Soon, a memorial for Kongu chief who built a grand canal|publisher=Times of India|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/Kalingarayan-Manimandapam-project-progressing-well/article14556761.ece
|title=Kalingarayan Manimandapam project progressing well|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>{{update needed|date=March 2019}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bhavani River}}
{{Hydrography of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Erode district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions around Erode]]
[[Category:Dams in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Bhavani River]]

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