Question

Where is the head of Kaveri delta located?
a. Srirangam
b. Tiruchirappalli
c. Pudukottai
d. None of these

Answer 1

Hint: The river delta is a landform formed by sedimentation. When a river leaves the estuary and enters a slow or stagnant flow, the river will carry these sediments. This happens when a river enters the ocean, ocean, estuary, lake, reservoir, or another river that cannot take away the transported sediment.

Complete answer:
Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, English name) is an Indian river that flows through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri River originates from Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri area of ​​the Western Ghats in the Kodagu District in Karnataka at an altitude of 1,341 meters above sea level and flows about 800 km before reaching the Bay of Bengal. It is the third-largest river in southern India after Godavari and Krishna and the largest in the state of Tamil Nadu, which divides the country into north and south. Kaveri is a sacred river for the people of South India and is worshipped as the goddess Kaveriama. Kaveri is also one of the seven holy rivers in India.

The catchment area in the Kaveri Basin is approximated to be 81,155 square kilometres (31,334 sq mi) with many tributaries including Harangi, Hemavati, Kabini, Bhavani, Lakshmana Tirtha, Noyal and Arkavati. Tiruchirappalli (Tiruchirappalli) is located in south-central India, almost in the geographic centre of the state of Tamil Nadu. The Cauvery Delta began to form 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) west of the city, where the river split into two rivers-Kaveri and Kollidam-to form Srirangam Island. So, the head of the Kaveri Delta is near Srirangam Island.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
 There are many dams built on the winding paths of Kaveri river, the most popular of which are KRS (Krishna Raja Sagar) Dam, Amaravathi Dam, Mettur Dam, Upper Anicut Dam and Kallanai Dam. Kallanai Dam in Tiruchirappalli is the second oldest functional dam in the world, built between the 1st and 2nd century AD. In 1902, Asia's first hydroelectric dam was also built on the Sivanasamudra waterfall in Kaveri.