Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In places the water falls as much as 20 m (66 ft) and is said to sound like continual thunder. [citation needed] The river carries sediment which makes the downriver land fertile. At Hogenakkal the river spreads out over a wide area of sandy beaches, then flows south to the Mettur Dam and creates a 60 sq mi (160 km 2). lake called Stanley ...
The Hogenakkal Water Dispute is a conflict between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over the implementation of Hogenakkal Integrated Drinking Water Project, whose foundation stone was laid in February 2008.
View of hogenakkal falls from hanging bridge. The total cost of this entire fluorosis mitigation project is Rs. 13.34 billion. 1.4 tmc feet of water is to be utilised for the Hogenakkal drinking water project. It will be from Tamil Nadu's share of Cauvery water, thereby placing no extra demand on Karnataka.
Upstream from the dam is Hogenakkal Falls. The maximum level of the dam is 120 ft (37 m) and the maximum capacity is 93.47 tmc ft. As of 2004, the capacity of the dam was 1994.19 MCM (million cubic meters) (70.5 tmc ft) due to sedimentation. [6] Area of reservoir is 42.5 square kilometers.
The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery) is a major river flowing across Southern India.It is the third largest river in the region after Godavari and Krishna.The catchment area of the Kaveri basin is estimated to be 81,155 km 2 (31,334 sq mi) and encompasses the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the union territory of Puducherry.
hogenakkal Falls: 259 metres (850 ft) [2] dharmapuri district, tamilnadu: tiered waterfalls: 10 Jog Falls: 253 metres (830 ft) [2] Shivamogga district, Karnataka: segmented waterfalls: Single 11 Khandadhar Falls: 244 metres (801 ft) [2] Sundergarh district, Odisha: Horse tail type falls: Single 12 Vantawng Falls: 229 metres (751 ft) [2 ...
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Hogenakkal main falls have an elevation of about 66 ft. River Kaveri is the main source of this falls. As the Kaveri flows through the dense medicinal forest of Western Ghats, the water from this fall has many medicinal properties. The carbonate rocks found near this falls are considered as the oldest one in the world.