Question

Arakkan Kottai, Thadapalli, and Kalingarayan canals are on ________ river, a tributary of Kaveri.
A. Aliyar
B. Khodayar
C. Sholayar
D. Bhavani

Answer 1

Hint The main sources of irrigation in Tamil Nadu are canals, tanks and wells. To supply water to the agricultural fields, canals are made by men which are channels of water taken from a perennial river, dam, or lake.

Complete step by step solutionCanal irrigation is the most prominent type of irrigation in the basins of Kaveri and Tamiravaruni. It is used in $27\% $ of irrigated land in Tamil Nadu to cultivate crops. Canals, distributaries, watercourses, and field channels, which are named according to their capacities and orientations, constitute the canal networks. This type of irrigation is popular in deltaic and coastal areas. There are a number of canal systems in Tamil Nadu which are- Kaveri Delta Canals, Mettur Canal System, Periyar Project Canals, Katalai Canal, Manimuthar Project Canals, Parambikulam- Aliyar Project Canals and lastly lower Bhavani Project Canals and this project includes the Arakkan Kottai canal, Thadepalli canal, and Kalingarayan canal which are some of the noteworthy canals on river Bhavani, a tributary of Kaveri. To irrigate $78.917$ hectares of land in the Coimbatore district, the Bhavani reservoir has been constructed over the Bhavani River. Therefore, the Arakkan Kottai canal, Thadepalli canal, and
Kalingarayan canal is on Bhavani River, a tributary of Kaveri.

Thus, Option D is the correct answer.

NoteThe sharing of the water of river Kaveri has been a source of major conflict between the two states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The dispute however has not ended as the states decided to file review petitions seeking clarification and possible renegotiation of the order delivered by the tribunal.